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The Top 10 Most Frequently Played Songs On Several Famous Authors’ iTunes
JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER
1. Macy Gray “I Try”
2. Bon Iver “Towers”
3. Conor Oberst “First Day of My Life”
4. Bruce Springsteen “Prove It All Night”
5. Everclear “Father of Mine”
6. Outkast “Hey Ya!”
7. Conor Oberst “Milk Thistle”
8. Jay-Z “Big Pimpin (radio edit)”
9. Xiu Xiu “I Do What I Want, When I Want”
10. Bob Dylan “You’re a Big Girl Now”
“If Jonathan Safran Foer wakes up with an erection, he immediately puts on Bon Iver’s “Towers” and takes care of business. During the afternoons, if he is writing, he prefers the house to remain in silence, though sometimes when between projects he finds the Beckettian lyricism of Macy Gray’s “I Try” lends him a sense of willingness to challenge himself to take new leaps in ways a story might be told.” Read More (via true-grit)
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I would not have guessed Big Pimpin as his type of music…
JSF and I have almost identical music tastes.
#1 IS MACY GRAY. Also, if you keep reading, apparently SALMAN RUSHDIE’S number one song is S&M by RIHANNA.
Oooh. A man after my own heart. And no, Bright Eyes isn’t for people...serious issues. Our...
the original article also. So funny. Hahaha