I think so much of our society is geared towards mainstream media and pop culture and so forth. And there's a huge divide between the artist and the fan. And with indie culture that wall is removed. You actually do… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
Music careerists from Seattle would typically move to the closest media center, which was L.A. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
There's no school you can go to where you can study how to run a record label. Every day was a learning experience. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
The idea of having an indie rock "career" while living in a remote backwater like Seattle was too ridiculous to contemplate. It was simply… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I can fully understand [that] artists want to be able to pay their bills. As a fan of art, and art as a way… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I love the dynamic contrast between the spontaneous shots and the more formal, pro-rock-star photos. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I was a history major in school. I review the past a lot and think about music history and how culture unfolds. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I had no real photography experience, thankfully. I consciously took a lot of crowd shots. I was influenced by Seattle photographer Charles Peterson, who… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
Indie rock is very healthy, there's a lot of diversity and a lot of creativity, but it does not have the revolutionary spirit of… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I think in times of crisis it's the artists' responsibility to dig a little deeper. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I think so much of our society is geared towards mainstream media and pop culture and so forth. And there's a huge divide between… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
![“I can fully understand [that] artists want to be able to pay their bills. As a fan of art, and art as a way to shift dialogue and address cultural issues, there's a part of me that's really, really saddened by that and can't really relate to it.” quote by Bruce Pavitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/434/bruce-pavitt-39355_able_i-can-fully-understand-that-artists-want_1288916.jpg)
