"Sad to say, it seems everyone can make a pretty good record in their bedroom today," the 62-year-old English singer and songwriter said recently. "You go buy the kit and you can make a pretty good record. 'Pretty good' is the new 'terrible.' In a tsunami of 'pretty good' stuff, you can't find the really good stuff. So I've kind of given up looking."
But:
"I like Lady Gaga -- I think she's really cracking."
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/09/nick-lowe-taking-the-low-key-approach.html