Greg Ginn Quotes

• We were excited when we sold our first 10 records. I always felt that if we could get the music out there, and if people became accustomed to it, then a substantial number of them would enjoy it.

  Greg Ginn

  Numbers, People, Records

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• 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.

  Greg Ginn

  Design, Building, Made

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• There are several books out on punk history, but I haven't read any of them. I was there.

  Greg Ginn

  Book, Punk, Havens

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Greg Ginn

  Dream, Real, Years

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

  Greg Ginn

  Black, Flags, Firsts

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• 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.

  Greg Ginn

  Song, Artist, Unique

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• 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.

  Greg Ginn

  Thinking, Purple, Black

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• SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone else to do it. I felt that what I was doing with Black Flag was very worthwhile, and I wanted to get it out there.

  Greg Ginn

  Black, Flags, Records

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• The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall. Dont blame others for your own inadequacies.

  Greg Ginn

  Predator, Use, Blame

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• 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.

  Greg Ginn

  Motivational, People, Important

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• 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.

  Greg Ginn

  Real, Sound Quality, Play

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• There's not much music I'll listen to if it doesn't have pretty heavy swing. Rhythm is so important. Punk rock would have more power and feeling if it had swing.

  Greg Ginn

  Rocks, Swings, Feelings

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Putting out the things that I like best hasn't been the easiest way to run a label, and it still isn't because it requires finding an audience for each record.

  Greg Ginn

  Running, Labels, Records

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• The English scene got more media attention with their emphasis on fashion, with the safety pins and all. There were some really good bands over there. The Sex Pistols were great.

  Greg Ginn

  Fashion, Sex, Media

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• Most good things happen with time; especially music, which needs time to breathe and to find its own way.

  Greg Ginn

  Needs, Way, Breathe

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• Stores can be indifferent to something new.

  Greg Ginn

  Something New, Stores, Indifferent

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• The biggest disappointment has been seeing the number of people in this business with very shortsighted views.

  Greg Ginn

  Disappointment, Views, Numbers

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• We're not good at propping up old carcasses. We want to be on top of what's vital at any particular time, and not just hold onto something because it has a name.

  Greg Ginn

  Names, Want, Holding On

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• Punk rock really came out of N.Y. as a philosophy before the groups were ever recorded. I had a kind-of intellectual interest in the idea of creating a new scene that could be a grassroots thing.

  Greg Ginn

  Philosophy, Rocks, Ideas

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• We've gotten involved in cat rescue we take them in and find homes for them. I've always loved cats. I saw how homeless cats were living out there. We take them in, put out flyers.

  Greg Ginn

  Home, Cat, Saws

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• The R.E.M and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in on the trend. Don't try to sound like someone else. R.E.M and Nirvana don't sound like anyone else.

  Greg Ginn

  Mean, Trying, Sound

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Greg Ginn

  Unique, Thinking, Groups

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• People from major labels were afraid to go to Black Flag gigs throughout most of the bands existence. They treated our gigs as something threatening. Im sure that it probably was. They probably had reasons to be scared.

  Greg Ginn

  People, Black, Labels

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• The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I didn't see them that way. It confused people when we put out Saccharine Trust, too.

  Greg Ginn

  Art, Confused, People

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• The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and its important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that instant gratification.

  Greg Ginn

  Gun, Important, Musician

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