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"Punk rock really came out of N.Y. as a philosophy before the groups were ever recorded. I had a kind-of intellectual interest in the idea of creating a new scene that could be a grassroots thing."
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"From the port of ideas, not only the most clever ones put out to sea and conquer the world but also the most stupid ones do this!"
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"Give people films, they will forget after a few weeks, but give people ideas, they will assimilate them into their consciousness."
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"Through your ideas, you open the window of your mind and say a hello to the world."
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"There is no battle or engagement with any institution, company or government; it is always an engagement of ideas."
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"An idea can change your fate in a wonderful way but you must first let the idea to touch your mind and your heart! No closed book can ever be your hero!"
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"Unless you close your door to other ideas, you will never remain idealess!"
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"The real battlefield is the realm of ideas."
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"Ideas are the invisible Gods of our universe!"
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"Create a good idea and leave it in the darkness; you will then see that people will come with the candles in their hands to find it, because just like the bad, the good has also a special scent!"
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"You can always borrow ideas; but unless you improve them very significantly, never behave as if they are your own!"
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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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"There are several books out on punk history, but I haven't read any of them. I was there."
History
"SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone else to do it. I felt that what I was doing with Black Flag was very worthwhile, and I wanted to get it out there."
First
"It took us two years to get our first real gig. That was a big dream. We ended up booking a lot of our own gigs and putting on a lot of our own shows. We were trying to get our actual music across, trying to make a connection there."
Music
"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."
People
"Punk rock really came out of N.Y. as a philosophy before the groups were ever recorded. I had a kind-of intellectual interest in the idea of creating a new scene that could be a grassroots thing."
Idea
"The English scene got more media attention with their emphasis on fashion, with the safety pins and all. There were some really good bands over there. The Sex Pistols were great."
Sex
"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."
Business
"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."
Musicians
"We're not good at propping up old carcasses. We want to be on top of what's vital at any particular time, and not just hold onto something because it has a name."
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