Dave Marsh

Dave Marsh (born March 1, 1950) is an American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host. He was a formative editor of Creem magazine, has written for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone, and has published numerous books about music and musicians, mostly focused on rock music. He is also a committee member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Quotes

• By the RIAA's terms, we commit piracy every time we share files on the Internet. In reality, the RIAA pirated almost all the 400 million CDs sold in America last year, since the people who made the music didn't get paid for them.
  • "Paying the Cost to Feed the Boss", CounterPunch (2002-04-30)

• I argue with lots of things, but I do not argue with my ears.
  • Interview with rockcritics.com