--- title: "4 Flags Quotes By Greg Ginn" description: "4 Flags quotes by Greg Ginn. Plus more from Greg Ginn and more Flags sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ae/greg-ginn-18222_band_people-from-major-labels-were-afraid-to_447665.png" --- > [People from major labels were afraid to go to Black Flag gigs throughout most of the bands existence. They treated our gigs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/people-from-major-labels-were-afraid-to-go-to-black-flag-gigs/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ae/greg-ginn-18222_band_people-from-major-labels-were-afraid-to_447665.png) > [Black Flag was formed in 1977. We first recorded in 1978.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/black-flag-was-formed-in-1977-we-first-recorded-in-1978/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/greg-ginn-18222_black_black-flag-was-formed-in-1977-we-first-r_476972.png) > [SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone else to do it. I felt that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/sst-was-formed-to-put-out-the-first-black-flag-record-basically-there/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/greg-ginn-18222_black_sst-was-formed-to-put-out-the-first-blac_1520069.jpg) > [The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I didn't see them that way. It confused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/the-minutemen-were-seen-as-more-of-an-art-thing-than-black-flag/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/greg-ginn-18222_art_the-minutemen-were-seen-as-more-of-an-ar_2547492.png) ## Other authors on Flags - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-ward-beecher-41729.jpg) Henry Ward Beecher 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/henry-ward-beecher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woodrow-wilson-96331.jpg) Woodrow Wilson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/woodrow-wilson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arundhati-roy-15126.jpg) Arundhati Roy 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/arundhati-roy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/ronald-reagan/) - [Mark Twain 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-yasser-arafat-96660.jpg) Yasser Arafat 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/yasser-arafat/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/terry-pratchett/) - [Gilbert Baker 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/gilbert-baker/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barbara-kingsolver-16355.jpg) Barbara Kingsolver 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/barbara-kingsolver/) ## More by Greg Ginn > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/there-s-not-much-music-i-ll-listen-to-if-it-doesn-t-have-pretty-heavy/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [It is a fact that each song an artist creates is unique and although fans tend to be loyal, ultimately the quality of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/it-is-a-fact-that-each-song-an-artist-creates-is-unique-and-although/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [There are several books out on punk history, but I haven't read any of them. I was there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/there-are-several-books-out-on-punk-history-but-i-haven-t-read-any-of/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [People from major labels were afraid to go to Black Flag gigs throughout most of the bands existence. They treated our gigs as something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/people-from-major-labels-were-afraid-to-go-to-black-flag-gigs/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/the-public-is-usually-slow-to-catch-on-to-new-things-and-it-s/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [Black Flag was formed in 1977. We first recorded in 1978.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/black-flag-was-formed-in-1977-we-first-recorded-in-1978/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/i-didn-t-have-a-lot-of-overtly-political-songs-i-think-it-was-more/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/i-didn-t-want-to-wait-around-for-some-business-entity-to-come-around/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/the-small-companies-who-feel-that-the-majors-are-a-threat-or-are/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [I had business experience. I had made my living designing and building electronic equipment. Basic business was not new to me, but the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/i-had-business-experience-i-had-made-my-living-designing-and-building/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/i-listen-to-everything-that-comes-in-i-m-not-real-worried-about-demo/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/as-a-label-you-have-to-treat-every-group-and-every-record-as-a-unique/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [Stores can be indifferent to something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/stores-can-be-indifferent-to-something-new/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [It took us two years to get our first real gig. That was a big dream. We ended up booking a lot of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/it-took-us-two-years-to-get-our-first-real-gig-that-was-a-big-dream/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/we-ve-gotten-involved-in-cat-rescue-we-take-them-in-and-find-homes/) [Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/greg-ginn/#itemlist", "name": "4 Flags Quotes By Greg Ginn", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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