‘I grew my hair and dropped out of society after hearing Black Sabbath’: J Mascis’s honest playlist

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The Dinosaur Jr axe man stole from his mum to buy a Beach Boys record and squeaks to Tom Petty – but which punk banger made him cry? What’s the first song you fell in love with? Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. Monsters appealed to me as a kid. I found it funny, not spooky. Since I had a kid, Halloween has become the biggest holiday of the year.What was the first single you bought? I bought Darlin’ by the Beach Boys with the money I would steal from my mom. I always liked the Beach Boy