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Building Quote by 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 business was completely new to me. I knew nothing about distribution, or any of those things.” quote by Greg Ginn — Download Open image

“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.”

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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…

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

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

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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…

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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.

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