Read an archival interview with The Roches shortly after they released Speak in 1989. The Roches’ cottage industry: making fun of pain. It reminds me of being a […]
A Love Letter to Love Songs by Dakota Johnson

Love songs from our friend Dakota Johnson.
Dear Love Songs,
You are my sweet companion. You break my heart. You make me fall in love with love. You explain me better than I explain myself. You help me understand what I feel. There is nothing better than discovering you—new, or again and again. When I am aching, you give my pain music to dance to and it hurts so good. You make my heart beat thick and sweet like honey. You make tears fly from my eyes like weapons, tears that could hurt someone. You are the ultimate tear collector. You shatter me and fortify me. You confirm my deep belief that no one has ever loved like I do. You help me disappear and be found at the same time. If I share you with him, he will fall in love with me. If I share you with her, she will understand me. If I just listen to you, I’ll be okay. You hold my hand. You bring me home. You send me surrendered into the cosmically eternal depths of my human heart.
Thank you, I love you.
Yours, forever
Dakota