That Voice

"Most music criticism is stuck in the 19th century. It's so far behind, say, the criticism of, say, painting. It's still based on 19th century art -- cows beside a stream and trees and 'I know what I like'. There's no concession to the fact that Dylan might be a more sophisticated singer than Whitney Houston, that he's probably the most sophisticated singer we'd had in a generation. Nobody is identifying our popular singers like a Matisse or Picasso."
-Leonard Cohen

"he often sounds like a drunk chainsaw, if chainsaws could drink and sing."
-Danielle Connor