Michael Azerrad Quote

Music can inspire people to wake up and say, ‘Somebody’s lying.’ This is the point I’d like to make with my music, Watt told Rolling Stone in 1985. Make you think about what’s expected of you, of your friends. What’s expected of you by your boss. Challenge those expectations. And your own expectations. Man, you should challenge your own ideas about the world every day.

Michael Azerrad

Music can inspire people to wake up and say, ‘Somebody’s lying.’ This is the point I’d like to make with my music, Watt told Rolling Stone in 1985. Make you think about what’s expected of you, of your friends. What’s expected of you by your boss. Challenge those expectations. And your own expectations. Man, you should challenge your own ideas about the world every day.

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About Michael Azerrad

Michael Azerrad is an American author, music journalist, editor, and musician. A graduate of Columbia University, he has written for publications such as Spin, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times. Azerrad's 1993 biography Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana was named by Q as one of the 50 greatest rock books ever written. His 2001 book Our Band Could Be Your Life, a collection of profiles on prominent indie rock bands, received similar critical acclaim.