My life leads my work, and I wouldn't want it to be the reverse".
Mr. Shields, 45, who leads My Bloody Valentine, is soft-spoken and shy, and he rarely gives interviews.
Pie has always been a Midwestern passion, and the cherry pie served at the Cherry Hut in Beulah, Mich., leads my list of all-time regional classics.
"I'm trying to lead a church whose Christian identity leads my members to their politics, and not to have their politics lead them to the church," he said.
(Petrusich) My Brightest Diamond (Thursday) Shara Worden — who leads My Brightest Diamond when she's not collaborating with artists like the Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens and David Byrne — has a woozy, mesmerizing voice that's both exotic and enticing.
Stepping deeper into the elbow-jostling crowd, my nose leads my eyes towards frying chicken (often lushly marinated in soya milk then spiced and floured), coal-roasted squid, poached quail eggs, pig's blood rice cake, even frog spawn and skewered and grilled crickets.
