Zane Lowe has been a premiere musical tastemaker for over decades.
He helped put stars like Adele and Ed Sheeran on the map; clearly his taste is impeccable.
Below, the radio star shares with EW the songs and albums that helped soundtrack his life.
One day she gave me money and said, Go pick something out yourself.
I was 10 and chose U2sWar.
It really was magical.
I had just gotten the DeftonesWhite Ponyalbum, and I was obsessed with Feiticeira.
I was so stoked, I completely ignored the fact that the first words are F, Im drunk!
So the first track I ever played on radio had a swearword[laughs].
A SONG THAT MAKES ME CRY: Perth, Bon Iver
Oh god, which one?
Bon Ivers Perth gets me every time.
But then again, I cried toGet Rich or Die Tryinon a plane once.
Can we chalk that up to altitude?
[Singer] Alex Turner is an incredible wordsmithhes like a rapper, just dropping incredible punchlines.
If I were to do it again, I would do Spandau Ballets Gold.
When I open up, I can do [singer] Tony Hadley pretty well.
I turned on Cycling Trivialities by Jose Gonzalez.
Its, like, nine minutes long and amazing.
At first our youngest didnt take to it at first.
But the next time we got in the car, he asked if we could put it back on.
Within three or four listens, he knew every word.
A version of this story appeared in theEntertainment Weekly print issue #1385-1386.
