Sasha Frere-Jones quotes:

Meryl Streep, despite not being a Prime Minister, is reasonably convincing in "?The Iron Lady.'

The history of pop is a progression of underground styles going mainstream, so there's nothing unusual about the White Stripes or Franz Ferdinand selling records.

I was happiest, frankly, when I had a day job and then I went and was in my band that I never, ever had dreams of making money, ever.

My criticism hasn't necessarily been informed by the critics I've read. The conversations I've had with friends and fellow musicians have shaped my thinking more than the work of any critic.

The only time I made money was when I licensed my own solo guitar record, which sold maybe seven copies.