David Means

“I was a kid who was born and raised on Johnny Cash. My father played 'At Folsom Prison' constantly. Cash was the only thing I remember coming from our big, warm stereo console. Even then, I...”

“Undergraduate writers seem to be, in a way, more open to letting themselves just write.”

“In 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac,' Mr. Yorke's lyrics were often unfathomable, moaned and mumbled and forced beneath the surface of the music. In 'Hail to the Thief,' most but not all of the words c...”

“The wonderful thing about being an American writer is you've got this vastness to draw from.”