Hey Tom, longtime fan, made a burner account for this site just to write to you.
I was wondering, as we get closer to the present day, do you ever worry that it'll become harder to estimate the actual impact of certain songs? Do you ever think you might say something that seems embarrassing in hindsight? Sometimes I wonder how different, say, the Michael Jackson columns would've been if Leaving Neverland had released while you were covering or after covering that period, rather than right before. A more recent example might be if, hypothetically, you were already caught up to the present in 2020 and covered DaBaby's #1 hit "Rockstar" when in released, rather than in retrospect now that his reputation has taken a significant hit and he no longer seems to have a future as a charting artist.
Really looking forward to your 1/10 review of "Crack a Bottle", which recently had its shelved music video released for some reason. Are there any future Number Ones columns you're looking forward to writing? Can't wait to read the book!
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Hey Tom, longtime fan, made a burner account for this site just to write to you.
I was wondering, as we get closer to the present day, do you ever worry that it'll become harder to estimate the actual impact of certain songs? Do you ever think you might say something that seems embarrassing in hindsight? Sometimes I wonder how different, say, the Michael Jackson columns would've been if Leaving Neverland had released while you were covering or after covering that period, rather than right before. A more recent example might be if, hypothetically, you were already caught up to the present in 2020 and covered DaBaby's #1 hit "Rockstar" when in released, rather than in retrospect now that his reputation has taken a significant hit and he no longer seems to have a future as a charting artist.
Really looking forward to your 1/10 review of "Crack a Bottle", which recently had its shelved music video released for some reason. Are there any future Number Ones columns you're looking forward to writing? Can't wait to read the book!
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