Katie Chow

"Well, it’s just like a fire, the red incandescence, and there’s some ashes on top. But it’s really, who can compete with the power of hip-hop, with lyrics, and music? Who can compete? In hip-hop there are people much stronger than rock and roll. I mean, this young girl, Azealia Banks, that “212” song… I’m not saying that because of the cursing, even though I don’t understand everything. This piece she wrote is as good as any Phil Spector piece, because there are like four songs in the song, the dynamics are incredible, the production, I don’t know who did that, maybe it’s her. I don’t think she has a big musician entourage and I’m sure they went, “Oh, let’s do this,” and I really love it. No rock singer can compete with that young girl. I mean, she’s rock and roll, basically. She’s the new rock and roll. And then those people will eventually get too established at some point."