Long Road Quotes

“If you love rock ’n’ roll, your favorite bands give your life continuity. They keep your memories alive and accessible. They bond you to your friends. They link who you are to who you were. They endure even as the rest of your life fades into the past.”
― Steven Hyden, Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation

“One of the many musical distinctions of my lifetime that used to seem important and now is completely forgotten is the difference between “alternative” and “indie” rock.”
― Steven Hyden, Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation

“A song like “Black” might not seem all that similar to “Silent Lucidity” upon first listen, but the big ballad from Ten is closer in spirit to Queensrÿche’s signature hit than it is to Mötley Crüe’s defining power ballad, “Home Sweet Home.”
― Steven Hyden, Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation

“The nature of art is that you take real life and exaggerate and heighten it. You do this to make reality more dramatic and cathartic, and also to remove that toxicity from your head so that it can finally exist outside you as a sovereign entity.”
― Steven Hyden, Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation