Rolling Stone: How has the internet changed music fandom?
Nick Hornby: In the book [Juliet, Naked], you’ve got this guy who lives in a small seaside town, who’s obsessed with an obscure singer-songwriter. Fifteen years ago, it would’ve been a miracle if he met anyone he could even talk to about this stuff. He’s now able to talk to people who feel exactly the same way as him, day and night I’m not sure that’s a healthy thing.
RS: Why not?
NH: It can make you even more inward-looking. There are people who spend all their time downloading all 575 Bob Dylan 1965 bootlegs.
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