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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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As told to Priya Elan

‘I grew my hair and dropped out of society after hearing Black Sabbath’: J Mascis’s honest playlist

J Mascis playing guitar in a wood
In a field of his own … J Mascis. Photograph: Jeffrey Fowler

What’s the first song you fell in love with?
Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. Monsters appealed to me as a kid. I found it funny, not spooky. Since I had a kid, Halloween has become the biggest holiday of the year.

What was the first single you bought?
I bought Darlin’ by the Beach Boys with the money I would steal from my mom. I always liked the Beach Boys. I remember they were quite unhip for a while: I played them at a gig around 1989 before we came on and people hated it. Now they’ve become more hip again.

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