"There’ always someone affirming the significance of a song by taking a woman into his arms or by getting through the night…. Songs don’t dignify human activity. Human activity dignifies the song."
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07 June 2026, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nürburg: Bruce Dickinson, singer of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, stands on the Utopia Stage of the rock festival "Rock am Ring". Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa (Photo by Thomas Frey/picture alliance via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 1962: Rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" pose for a portrait with a vintage station wagon in August 1962 in Los Angeles, California. (L-R) Mike Love, David Marks, Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN – JUNE 06: Olivia Rodrigo performs in concert during Primavera Sound 2026 at Parc Del Forum on June 06, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images)
Singer Graham Russell with AIR SUPPLY performs in concert, October 8, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)
