From Love is a Mix Tape by Robert Sheffield, Random House, 2007.
"The synth-pop duo fantasy
"Every time I have a crush on a woman, I have the same fantasy. I imagine the two of us as a synth-pop duo. No matter who she is, or how we meet, the synth-pop duo fantasy has to work, or the crush fizzles out. I have loads of other musical fantasies about my crushes - I picture us a a Gram-And-Emmylou country harmony duo, or as guitarists in a rock band, trading off vocals like Mike and Keith. But for me, it always comes back the synth-pop duo. The girl is up front, swhishing her skirt, tossing her hair, a saucy little firecracker. I'm the boy in the back, hidden behind my Roland JP8000 keyboard. She has all the courage and star power I lack. She sings our hit because I would never dare to get up and sing it myself. She moves the crowd while I lurk in the shadows, lavishing all my computer-blue love on her, punching the buttons then shower her in disco bliss and bathe her in the spotlight. I make her a star" (p. 132)"
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