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Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
Yeah, with Erykah, it’s impossible to choose any one song. She’s a mood all unto herself. For me, she’s just that artist that makes me breathless in a way I can’t really explain. She’s confident beyond the musicality, fearless and steadfast in her belief that she knows what to do and how to do it! When I first heard this song, I couldn’t believe how captivated I was hearing someone sing about a damn drum kit. Sexy as hell!
The Velvet Underground co-founder and longstanding experimental outlier reflects fondly on his 18-hour long debut US performance, producing for The Stooges and writing an ode to Brian Wilson, and makes a case for the avant-garde genius of Snoop Dogg
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