Quotes by Greg Ginn

Greg Ginn

As a label, you have to treat every group and every record as a unique entity. I think that that has been our success, rather than relying upon a fan base.

Groups

Thinking

Unique

Black Flag was formed in 1977. We first recorded in 1978.

Black

Firsts

Flags

I didn’t have a lot of overtly political songs. I think it was more the actions of the group that were threatening to the authorities, and also our political philosophies apart from the music.

Philosophy

Song

Thinking

I had business experience. I had made my living designing and building electronic equipment. Basic business was not new to me, but the music business was completely new to me. I knew nothing about distribution, or any of those things.

Building

Design

Made

I like a lot of electronica. I like older jazz rather than newer.

Jazz

I listen to everything that comes in. I’m not real worried about demo sound quality. I can hear through that sort of thing. If a band can play, then they can play.

Play

Real

Sound Quality

I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band.

Black

Purple

Thinking

If people are really excited about their music, and that’s their primary motivation, then that comes through in demo tapes. That’s the most important ingredient.

Important

Motivational

People

It is a fact that each song an artist creates is unique and although fans tend to be loyal, ultimately the quality of the record will decide how it sells.

Artist

Song

Unique

It took us two years to get our first real gig. That was a big dream. We ended up booking a lot of our own gigs and putting on a lot of our own shows. We were trying to get our actual music across, trying to make a connection there.

Dream

Real

Years

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Artist

Black

Blame

Book

Breathe

Building

Cat

Confused

Design

Disappointment

Dream

Fashion

Feelings

Firsts

Flags

Groups

Gun

Havens

Holding On

Home

Ideas

Important

Indifferent

Jazz

Labels

Made

Mean

Media

Motivational

Musician

Names

Needs

Numbers

People

Philosophy

Play

Predator

Punk

Purple

Real

Records

Rocks

Running

Saws

Sex

Something New

Song

Sound

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Quotes by Greg Ginn

Greg Ginn

As a label, you have to treat every group and every record as a unique entity. I think that that has been our success, rather than relying upon a fan base.

Black Flag was formed in 1977. We first recorded in 1978.

I didn’t have a lot of overtly political songs. I think it was more the actions of the group that were threatening to the authorities, and also our political philosophies apart from the music.

I had business experience. I had made my living designing and building electronic equipment. Basic business was not new to me, but the music business was completely new to me. I knew nothing about distribution, or any of those things.

I like a lot of electronica. I like older jazz rather than newer.

I listen to everything that comes in. I’m not real worried about demo sound quality. I can hear through that sort of thing. If a band can play, then they can play.

I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band.

If people are really excited about their music, and that’s their primary motivation, then that comes through in demo tapes. That’s the most important ingredient.

It is a fact that each song an artist creates is unique and although fans tend to be loyal, ultimately the quality of the record will decide how it sells.

It took us two years to get our first real gig. That was a big dream. We ended up booking a lot of our own gigs and putting on a lot of our own shows. We were trying to get our actual music across, trying to make a connection there.

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