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"I would say the sequencing of songs on the Born to Run album — maybe you'd put above it all because it also contains those two. But something about the sequencing — it's perfect. Jungle Land and what comes at the beginning, the end. Unbelievably good."
Finding inspiration and resilience during dark creative periods
"I find when I'm in the darkest creative places, Darkness on the Edge of Town speaks to me the best because it's an adult album. It was really his first adult album."
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"The first time I ever listened to, I think it was My Bloody Valentine — Loveless might be one of my favorite albums. It's incredible. It made no sense to me, but I knew I was going to explore it."
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The album that first got Sam Morril into stand-up comedy
"That's the first album that got me into standup — Roll with the New, his album. I remember listening to it and being too young to get half the jokes probably, but it had a CD and I'm listening to it... and my mom just saw me laughing and she's like, 'What i..."
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Deep listening with headphones to appreciate musical complexity
"The one I enjoy hearing the most is You Won't See Me — 1965 Rubber Soul — and it's so complex in the background. The harmonies, the piano parts, the bass, everything. Unbelievable. Listen to it with headphones."
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Listening during lockdown depression as an emotional anchor; a musical touchstone that reflected his internal state of letting go and moving away from structured forms
"There's an album called Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk, which is an extraordinary record. So that was one of the things that I bought on vinyl in lockdown and that really resonated. I realized what I was being drawn to was music that felt like it didn't have t..."
Listening to while coding to boost focus and output
"I want you to get the London Calling album on vinyl. Spend like 30 bucks on it. Get a t-shirt. I'm telling you, Ethan, you're going to listen to this while you're coding. It's going to break your brain. You're going to be able to code 40% better listening t..."
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"If I listen to, like, Van Halen I, I can hear the times where Eddie Van Halen messed up. Even though he's the greatest guitarist of all time, like, I want to hear the imperfections in that."
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