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Rick Rubin

Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake

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What Role Does Music Still Play in Changing the World?

Public Enemy Number One was the thing that initially got me in that Fred Wesley break. Straight Out of Compton, Get Your Freak On by Missy Elliott, this audio that song, too, by Blur,. You hear these records? What were those for you as a 15-year-old or 14-year-olds? I listened to Beatles when I was like three, four, five; my real childhood records were Beatles. And then I remember, like, when I first heard the Ramones, at first I laughed because I had no context for music played that fast. But then I really liked it. It didn't have to be Fight the Power. Something with a guy.

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