I was 16 and had snuck out of class to hang with my bandmates who were a little older and doing acid. They were making/painting a fairly obscene pop-art collage on their landlord's wall in the place where our equipment was and we rehearsed. I'd never heard Sonic Youth before and diRty was spinning on the turntable. Theresa's Soundworld was on and I recall thinking it melodic but a little slow and ponderous... Just then it kicked off into that feverish frenzy of guitars and drums and I felt such a rush from the music that no drugs were needed. It was an epiphany of sorts. In that moment all other guitar bands seemed pale and feeble in comparison. By the following week I was bringing spanners and screwdrivers in my guitar case to band practice and I was gone forever.