Most good things happen with time; especially music, which needs time to breathe and to find its own way. Greg Ginn Read Quote
The REM 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. REM and Nirvana don’t sound like anyone else. Greg Ginn Read Quote
I didn’t want to wait around for some business entity to come around and give me money and tell me what to do. We just started releasing records as best we could. Greg Ginn Read Quote
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 Read Quote
You have to keep the business side together as well as the creative side. We have constantly surprised people and stayed with bands until they have grown on people. Greg Ginn Read Quote
People from major labels were afraid to go to Black Flag gigs throughout most of the band’s existence. They treated our gigs as something threatening. I’m sure that it probably was. They probably had reasons to be scared. Greg Ginn Read Quote
The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it’s important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that instant gratification. Greg Ginn Read Quote
We had a lot of riots. We came under attack from many of the police departments. It certainly wasn’t some publicity thing. I was afraid for many years. We couldn’t play in LA for many years. A lot of people got very cynical. Greg Ginn Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall. Don’t blame others for your own inadequacies. Greg Ginn Read Quote