Coming to college, one of the questions freshmen are most frequently asked is “Where are you from?” While this gets redundant (and quite frankly exhausting), I do take great pride in my hometown of Montclair, New Jersey, and the creative energy it breeds. People from outside of Jersey love to hate on my home state, citing things like Jersey Shore and Chris Christie. But if you want to be fair, when you mention the bad, you have to acknowledge the good!
So, reader, I give you a taste of my town, and all the amazing creatives that are coming out of it (including some of my best friends). Take this playlist of writers, musicians, singers, and producers and–I dare you–reconsider your thoughts on New Jersey.
Disclaimer: Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend did not actually LIVE in Montclair (he’s from the neighboring town of Glen Ridge), BUT I am choosing to claim him as one of ours since he worked at the Quizno’s in Montclair when he was in high school.
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