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> [I think the Ambitious Lovers never got their due- we had terrible management and at that point, we were on major labels and we didn't have any music business savvy which we could have used. We made a series of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/i-think-the-ambitious-lovers-never-got-their-due-we-had-terrible/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

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## More by Arto Lindsay

> [We were interested in this notion of compression- a lot of the songs were really short so that you'd absorb them in memory rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/we-were-interested-in-this-notion-of-compression-a-lot-of-the-songs/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [We recorded that trio and it's out on the Knitting Factory label. I've got another record in the can with that group and Marc,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/we-recorded-that-trio-and-it-s-out-on-the-knitting-factory-label-i-ve/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [The Lounge Lizards were relating with a tradition and it was like I was playing within a musical context. The guitar playing stood out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/the-lounge-lizards-were-relating-with-a-tradition-and-it-was-like-i/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [Playing with Kip I definitely learned a lot playing with these incredible guys and hearing them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/playing-with-kip-i-definitely-learned-a-lot-playing-with-these/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [I had friends in this band called Mars and they used to play a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/i-had-friends-in-this-band-called-mars-and-they-used-to-play-a-lot/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [The period right before punk rock where people like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop were really strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/the-period-right-before-punk-rock-where-people-like-lou-reed-and-iggy/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [I think the Ambitious Lovers never got their due- we had terrible management and at that point, we were on major labels and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/i-think-the-ambitious-lovers-never-got-their-due-we-had-terrible/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [To some extent at that time, we injected rock and roll into that scene- we played loud and that was a huge turning point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/to-some-extent-at-that-time-we-injected-rock-and-roll-into-that-scene/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [We deliberately used elements from Brazilian music and from African and Asian music. Now people can hear that but then it sounded so abstract,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/we-deliberately-used-elements-from-brazilian-music-and-from-african/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [It was very interesting for me because DNA made music without much technical knowledge at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/it-was-very-interesting-for-me-because-dna-made-music-without-much/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [Certainly since then many people have taken a lot of those ideas and ridden them for years and years and made careers out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/certainly-since-then-many-people-have-taken-a-lot-of-those-ideas-and/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [My parents were missionaries - I was born in the States but I grew up in Brazil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/my-parents-were-missionaries-i-was-born-in-the-states-but-i-grew-up/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [There was some conflict there over Saturday nights because we were all really broke in those days- all the money you had in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/there-was-some-conflict-there-over-saturday-nights-because-we-were/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [Years ago when DNA was going on, I produced a record in Italy but I didn't think I'd do another one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/years-ago-when-dna-was-going-on-i-produced-a-record-in-italy-but-i/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

> [Then the early punk rock period with Television and the Ramones. That's what I loved- that's what I was listening to immediately prior to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arto-lindsay/then-the-early-punk-rock-period-with-television-and-the-ramones-that/)

[Arto Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arto-lindsay/)

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