David Fricke Quotes

United States, Editor
June 4, 1952

David Fricke is a senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes predominantly on rock music. His career has spanned over 30 years. In the 1990s, he was the magazine's music editor before stepping down.

“It is not a stretch to say, from my experience, Rutgers is one of the most accommodating places in this country.”

David Fricke
“Blameless ignorance. It's an unfortunate sign of the times.”

David Fricke
- Ignorance
- Sign
- Blameless

The bright bite in Mary Lee Kortes' voice [has] the high-mountain sunshine of Dolly Parton, with a sweet-iron undercoat of Chrissie Hynde.

David Fricke
- Voice
- Sunshine
- Undercoat
“Ranged from bad to ordinary.”

David Fricke
- Ordinary
- Ranged
With the Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, this is the Eisenhower-era revisited. It's ostrich time, where people are looking for comfort rather than challenge in their art. It's a lot easier to listen to Barry Manilow murder what are actually good songs from the '50s than to consider what [left-leaning songwriter] Steve Earle has to say.

David Fricke
- People
- Art
- Songs
NASCAR racing provides more brand awareness and interest than any of the other major sports. The opportunities to build business-to-business relationships within the racing community are endless.

David Fricke
“We are aware that it is an odd thing.”

David Fricke
- Thing
- Odd
- Aware
I think that, you know, the odds are good, because they are good songwriters, they're a good band, they're a great band, and they can play

David Fricke
- Band
- Odds
- Songwriters