Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo: why I love Sandy Denny

The guitarist recalls the magic moment when the magnitude of an artist suddenly hits you and an obsession beginsI came late to Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. I don't know why, but that's the beauty of music – songs and voices are there when you need them, when you're ready to find them, whether in their time or after.I'll tell you what first drew me in. I was driving through the west Texas desert with my friend Mark, listening to his mixtape, and Meet On the Ledge came on. And there it ...

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