[Referencing the dance halls that became known as discos] Sound, in this kind of world, is not used as something to be listened to, it is kind of full rubber, which you press against and it presses back against you, makes you feel kind of wanted. Sound, in the new world of dance song, it's not for listening, it's for making.
CBC-TV’s “Telescope 67” with Fletcher Markle, 1967; Transcript
Year: 1967
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