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Neil Halstead

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Neil Halstead Quotes

Total quotes: 2

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Neil Halstead

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Birthday: October 7, 1970

Nationality: United Kingdom

Occupations: Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Gallo, Gallorista

Total quotes: 2

“All those bands were really interested in just trying to make different noises with guitars. And at least for us, there was no real pressure to make records that would be played on the radio.”

— Neil Halstead, Shoegaze, the Sound of Protest Shrouded in Guitar Fuzz, Returns

Tagged: radio, Cultural Elitism vs. Democratic Consumerism, Making Hits, Pop Rock Music, Slowdive, John Major, Simon Reynolds, My Bloody Valentine Music Group, Brooklyn Steel

“For me, there’s still a brilliant kind of buzz when you buy a record: the ritual of sitting down, putting on the record player, listening to the A-side, and then turning it over.”

— Neil Halstead, Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back

Tagged: Music, Records, Albums, Rituals of Music

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