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Greg Ginn

"The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I didn't see them that way. It confused people when we put out Saccharine Trust, too."

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"The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I didn't see them that way. It confused people when we put out Saccharine Trust, too."

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Asa Don Brown

"Music gives life to the soul."

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Asa Don Brown

"Music gives strength to the soul."

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Asa Don Brown

"Poetry most often communicates emotions, not directly, but by creating imaginatively the grounds for those emotions. It therefore communicates something more than the emotion; only by means of that something more does it communicate the emotion at all."

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Asa Don Brown

"We often forget to draw a new picture because we are so busy criticizing other paintings."

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Asa Don Brown

"A beautiful poem is nothing but a mirror of philosophy through which we can see life's pure beauty."

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Asa Don Brown

"Poets create a beautiful blue sky where you can fly with wings of imagination and find yourself again and again."

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Asa Don Brown

"The object of art is to enhance the beauty, imaginations and joy of life."

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Asa Don Brown

"A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those well-arranged words are worth a multi-million-dollar motion picture."

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Asa Don Brown

"Literature tries to express the intricate inner beauties of life. Philosophy tries to explain the intricate inner beauties and conflicts of thoughts."

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Asa Don Brown

"Listen to the song of silence to understand the unsung music of the heart."

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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 authorities, and also our political philosophies apart from the music."

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Greg Ginn
"The biggest disappointment has been seeing the number of people in this business with very shortsighted views."

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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. Don't blame others for your own inadequacies."

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Greg Ginn
"Most good things happen with time; especially music, which needs time to breathe and to find its own way."

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Greg Ginn
"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."

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Greg Ginn
"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."

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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 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."

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Greg Ginn
"The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in on the trend. Don't try to sound like someone else. REM and Nirvana don't sound like anyone else."

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Greg Ginn
"There aren't enough people who are scaring the kind of people who work at these record companies."

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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, rather than relying upon a fan base."

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