The genius of vinyl is that it allows - commands! - us to put our fingerprints all over that history: to blend and chop and reconfigure it, mock and muse upon it, backspin and skip through it. Adam Mansbach backspinblendchop Change image and share on social
To capture sound is to isolate a moment, canonize it, enter it into the historical register. Adam Mansbach canonizecaptureenter Change image and share on social
A good cookout ought to last at least six hours; if you haven't eaten and gotten full and gotten hungry and eaten again, you're doing something wrong. Adam Mansbach cookouteatfull Change image and share on social
Sleeping is one of the more private aspects of parenting; it happens in a quiet room, whereas eating is a more public aspect of parenting. Other people can see it and compare it to what their kids eat. Adam Mansbach aspectcompareeat share on social
Because Jews were kicked out of every country in Europe at one time or another, and plenty of other places as well, there isn't an ability to identify with a national heritage - you'll never hear a Jew say 'I'm German' or 'I'm Polish,' without saying something about being Jewish as well, and for good reason. Adam Mansbach abilitycountryeurope share on social
You know you're a hopeless record nerd when your time travel fantasies always come around to how cool it would be to go back to 1973 and buy all the great funk and jazz and salsa records that came out that year on tiny obscure labels and are now really rare and expensive. Adam Mansbach backbuycool share on social
I've probably done more than a thousand interviews, and I can't remember what people asked me two months ago or two days ago. Adam Mansbach agoaskday Change image and share on social
I try to write in the mornings, as soon as I'm up and caffeinated, and to stay in the chair as long as I can be productive. Adam Mansbach caffeinatedchairlong Change image and share on social
To be a white kid into hip-hop meant you'd sought it out and you practiced the art. Which meant dedication and diligence, as well as removing yourself at least occasionally from your own comfort zone and circumstances, and from people who looked like you. Adam Mansbach artcircumstancecomfort share on social
There's a lot of demand to hear the new Kanye West album before it hits the streets. There's much less demand to read the new Phillip Roth novel. Adam Mansbach albumdemandhear Change image and share on social