David Hepworth > Quotes

“Led Zeppelin created their music from a diet of Bert Jansch, Memphis Minnie, John Fahey, Billy Fury, Phil Spector, Richard 'Rabbit' Brown, Moby Grape, Manitas De Plata and Om Kalsoum. Those who came afterwards were content with a diet of Led Zeppelin, which is not the same thing at all.”
― David Hepworth

“All records are moments. But the great records are for moments to which we wish to return.”
― David Hepworth, Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio

“And like Elvis, they are relying on the one commodity that endures after the voice is no longer quite the same, the moves have grown rusty, and the inspiration no longer flows quite as readily. That is the audience’s deep, surprising love for the music they made in the past.”
― David Hepworth, Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded

“The main reason why the Beatles remain, if anything, underrated is because their songs were primarily expressions of their delight in being alive.”
― David Hepworth, Nothing Is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated and Other Sweeping Statements About Pop

“While writing this I got my record deck out and played [The Beatles’s] original 45s and mono LPs. The whole house was energized by the sounds, teenagers and all. This is music aimed at simply making people happy. Sadly, for rock critics, it’s not complicated. In the early cover versions the headlong dash to delirium was signaled by the yowl of joy announcing every guitar break.”
― David Hepworth, Nothing Is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated and Other Sweeping Statements About Pop

“There was a time when a handful of musicians could stay at home and live off the revenue stream from record sales. That hasn’t been the case for more than ten years, since the market for so-called physical product died. This is why everybody from the newest acts to the most venerable ones, is now on the road all the time.”
― David Hepworth, Nothing Is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated and Other Sweeping Statements About Pop

“It’s only when something has slipped away that we venerate it.”
― David Hepworth, Nothing Is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated and Other Sweeping Statements About Pop