“Asleep by the SmithsVapour Trail by RideScarborough Fair by Simon & GarfunkelA Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol HarumDear Prudence by the BeatlesGypsy by Suzanne VegaNights in White Satin by the Moody BluesDaydream by Smashing PumpkinsDusk by Genesis (before Phil Collins was even in the band!)MLK by U2Blackbird by the BeatlesLandslide by Fleetwood MacAsleep by the Smiths (again!)-Charlie's mixtape”

“Creationists, the right-wing Christians, creationists believe every word Genesis says. I don't even think Phil Collins is a good drummer.”

“When all you have to look at is white, given time you will see a symphony in shades of pale.”

“She knew then that white was more than a color: It was a cold, pale shade of understanding that seems to take all of your hope away.”

“You can devote your life to the vision that is in your heart---if you have courage to focus your energy there. Of course, there is a price to be paid. But there is always a price...But I think the highest price is paid by those who choose the safety of the masses and blend in, becoming a whiter shade of pale.”

“New Music, I guess, is all those bands Angie listens to. They have names like Depeche Mode and The Smiths and all they sound the same to me - like a bunch of skinny white British nerds on Thorazine. The Stones, when they started, were a bunch of skinny white British nerds too, but they never sounded like they were on Thorazine. Even if they were.”