"I can’t speak for other music writers, but for myself I tend to not write about things unless I actually like them. Maybe that makes me less of a critic, I don’t know. I think it’s important to spend a lot of time with a record and not go from your initial reactions, which are often misleading. Sometimes you end up loving records that, on first listen, you didn’t really understand. It’s also important to recognize your own biases and limitations. It’s OK to say no to things when you feel like you aren’t really the best person to talk about that specific record. Sometimes it’s just not your thing, which doesn’t necessarily make it bad. You have to judge things on their own terms."