“And I thought about how many people have loved those songs. And how many people got through a lot of bad times because of those songs. And how many people enjoyed good times with those songs. And how much those songs really mean. I think it would be great to have written one of those songs. I bet if I wrote one of them, I would be very proud. I hope the people who wrote those songs are happy. I hope they feel it’s enough. I really do because they’ve made me happy. And I’m only one person.”– The Perks of Being a Wallflower
TOP TEN SONGS FOR THE ULTIMATE MIX TAPE (In other words, you should be listening to these songs and these bands!)
“The Modern Leper”– Frightened Rabbit
“Poison and Wine”– The Civil Wars
“Time to Run”– Lord Huron
“Hard to Find”– The National
“A Movie Script Ending”– Death Cab for Cutie
“New York”– Blind Pilot
“Ask”– The Smiths
“I Miss You”– Blink 182
“I’m on Fire”– Bruce Springsteen
“Heal”– Catherine Wheel
“Inbetween Days”– The Cure
“Long Ride Home”– Patty Griffin