Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes):
I didn’t know “You Belong To Me” was a cover; I thought he wrote the song. It’s just a very powerful song. You can’t explain sometimes how songs hit you. It came on, I didn’t know it was him at first. His voice is different. It was from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, which came out when I was 14 years old. I feel like you know Bob Dylan, from parents singing it or because it’s just part of the culture. I was connected to certain songs of his, but I love how he existed as a person. I always wish I could exist like that. It’s just the ebbs and flows of life you don’t realize when you’re younger. It’s impressive to keep going and still create stuff. It’s one of my favorite songs. Any mix I make for anyone, I put it on there. I know it’s not his. But you can definitely have something that’s not yours and own it. He’s done that a lot.
I was still at the age. It affected me. It was the time in my life where a song could literally change your life. You would feel one way, and you would hear a song and feel completely different. I know it sounds ridiculous. But it was true. There were different artists in that time period where I felt like a different human being. It’s the same way when you meet a new friend or fall in love. The colors feel different, your day-to-day feels different.
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