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Big Star invented a vision of bohemian rock & roll cool that ha

Big Star invented a vision of bohemian rock &amp roll cool that had nothing to do with New York, Los Angeles or London, which made them completely out of style in the 1970s, but also made them an inspiration to generations of weird Southern kids. – Rob Sheffield

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American Horror is the debasement of the suburban family, the way a lonely kid would have imagined it in the Seventies. – Rob Sheffield

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Movies for adults sucked in the 1980s, and music for adults sucked even worse whether were talking about Kathleen Turner flicks or Sting albums, the decades non-teen culture has no staying power at all. – Rob Sheffield

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It was R.E.M. who showed other Eighties bands how to get away with ignoring the rules – they lived in some weird town nobody never heard of, they didnt play power chords, they probably couldnt even spell spandex. All they had was songs. – Rob Sheffield

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And of course Ive got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. Im now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. Youre suddenly hip. – Gary Oldman

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What I like about the Underworld thing is that its a mix of cool genres, as well as creating its own message. – Theo James

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I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so Im cool with that. – Mos Def

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I would like to do a musical, if I could find a cool one. A song-and-dance role is closer to me personally than other characters I play. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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