rollingstone: The new issue of Rolling Stone—the Playlist Issue—started with an idea from Roots drummer ?uestlove. We asked him to tell us his favorite songs, but he said he wanted to go deeper. “In my eyes, what defines a true artist is their filler,” he said. “I happen to like the Stevie Wonder songs that aren’t hits. I can say the same thing for Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Prince’s hits are like a red carpet that he lays out to lead you to the good stuff.” I love this, especially because the same thing applies to journalism; I judges media outlets by their filler as well. So far, the RS Tumblr is at Prince-like levels.

rollingstone:

The new issue of Rolling Stone—the Playlist Issue—started with an idea from Roots drummer ?uestlove. We asked him to tell us his favorite songs, but he said he wanted to go deeper. “In my eyes, what defines a true artist is their filler,” he said. “I happen to like the Stevie Wonder songs that aren’t hits. I can say the same thing for Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Prince’s hits are like a red carpet that he lays out to lead you to the good stuff.”

I love this, especially because the same thing applies to journalism; I judges media outlets by their filler as well. So far, the RS Tumblr is at Prince-like levels.

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    I did this last year.
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    really, reallyreally find playlists fascinating. Then again, I’m also
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