“To me, music's something I can dance to or listen to. To write about i...” — Nick Tosches Quote

“To me, music's something I can dance to or listen to. To write about it is always more of what the music represents, or what it reflects. Like an ideal song, to me, is a song that you can dance to, that summons up some darker and greater mystery.”

“Mortality applies to every aspect of life. The fear of death is the driving fear of life.”

“I don't have a college degree.”

“I just want to talk about darker subjects.”

“Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.”

“I like characters who have faults. I'm drawn to darker people.”