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Listen to LCD’s James Murphy’s interview with Terry Gross on NPR Fresh Air

Just about everything he says is quotable. I am convinced he is one of the music world’s smartest and most influential critical thinkers. Here’s a good one:

“I’d start to see bands prioritize things wrong in my mind,” he tells Fresh Air’s Terry Gross. “[They weren’t] prioritizing the momentness of a show or the physical experience of a show. Instead, they [were] prioritizing making sure they didn’t make mistakes or prioritiz[ing] trying to faithfully represent a prerecorded piece of material.”