Nothing Is Real Quotes

“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

“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

“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