"This one had beat out a couple contenders who were dueling for a long time on my list. It is as ecstatically cinematic as any western ever got. We’re talking about a movie where the hero is so badass, he plays his own theme song. And not only that, he plays his own theme song for a reason that is devastating, that’s revealed in flashback before the final gunfight. I mean, come on. The camera moves, the music, the utter ballsiness of it, the pace. The western exploded with this one. This came out the same year as The Wild Bunch, and they kind of put a stake in it — that was it, we have gone as far as we can go in two very different directions. One is a lyrical opera, the other is an insane shoot em’ up kind of nihilistic orgy. For me, the operatic is gonna win out, as you will see in the other films I am going to mention."

"I think that's why I chose Hunky Dory. And you know why? I don't think there were that many hits on it that were the same. Well there were hits, but it wasn't Ziggy Stardust and well, you know that song, 'Kooks'? It might be because of that song. It's one of the sweetest songs I've heard and I don't understand why more people don't sing it. It's so beautiful. It's a really calm, sweet side of him. I love him so much. I feel strong feelings about him. Also I think some of it is really badass. My friend and I were talking about our favourite Bowie records once, and he said Hunky Dory and so I went back and listened to it and I was like, “Oh my god, he's so right”. It's so soft and it's so gentle and singer-songwritery and I like that about it, as it's more about his skill, than about the image. Man, 2016 was a bitch."

"Me and Stevie have a really good relationship. He’s just a music making machine, he doesn’t stop. Anything he does is good. He’s got the magic ears. He’s the line from Elvis and Roy Orbison and The Beatles to the present day. His musical pedigree is the best. His dad was the bassist for Roy Orbison and he grew up with Jim Reeves around. He grew up as the son of the most badass bass player who was playing with all the big hitters. He has the most solid-roots rock pedigree, and he’s an appreciator of music. Him and his dad disagreed about stuff because the British Invasion hadn’t really hit Nashville. They thought British people were weird, funny people. Stevie was beyond that. Not only was he into The Beatles, he was into The Mothers of Invention. The freakiest most degenerate shit ever. Stevie appreciates really freaky shit. With his sounds and development and process of recording, you get a real glimpse into a different era, that’s the magic with him."