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3 September 2022
American Psycho - Patrick Bateman's Apartment
Patrick Bateman and Paul Allen


BATEMAN: (Do) you like Huey Lewis and the News?

ALLEN: Yeah... they're okay.

BATEMAN: Their early work was a little too... new wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.

BATEMAN: The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.

BATEMAN: He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

ALLEN: Hey, Halberstram?

BATEMAN: Yes, Allen?

ALLEN: Why are there copies of the Style section all over the place? Do you... do you have a dog? A little chow or something?

BATEMAN: No, Allen.

ALLEN: Is that a raincoat?

BATEMAN: Yes, it is!

BATEMAN: In '87, Huey released this... Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is, "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics, but they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

BATEMAN: Hey, Paul!