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Greg Ginn

"I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band."

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"I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band."

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Donna Grant

"Roger became a part of me, and when he went off the deep end and became a mad snake, I felt sorry for him."

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Donna Grant

"Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky."

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Donna Grant

"So I had to just kind of go back to the hotel, take a shower, sit quiet, dig down deep, warm up, and allow myself to move into some kind of zone. And then I remembered that a lot of my favorite musical moments are not about perfection."

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Donna Grant

"Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We're standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade."

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Donna Grant

"I'm just trying to keep things simple, and just be a little more offhand and not get so deep into things. Enjoy what you got right now, because who knows what's going to happen tomorrow."

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Donna Grant

"My dear, since Eve picked the apple no woman's ever been taken entirely unawares. When a woman's kissed it's because, deep down, she wants to be kissed."

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Donna Grant

"We all have a dinosaur deep within us just trying to get out."

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Donna Grant

"The main part of the house is a deep red and I have butterscotch carpet. And I have a bathroom with leopard skin floor, wallpaper and toilet."

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Donna Grant

"Errors of taste are very often the outward sign of a deep fault of sensibility."

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Donna Grant

"Fame has sent a number of celebrities off the deep end, and in the case of Michael Jackson, to the kiddy pool."

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

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Greg Ginn
"We had a lot of riots. We came under attack from many of the police departments. It certainly wasn't some publicity thing. I was afraid for many years. We couldn't play in LA for many years. A lot of people got very cynical."

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Greg Ginn
"We were excited when we sold our first 10 records. I always felt that if we could get the music out there, and if people became accustomed to it, then a substantial number of them would enjoy it."

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Greg Ginn
"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."

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

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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 were living out there. We take them in, put out flyers."

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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
"If people are really excited about their music, and that's their primary motivation, then that comes through in demo tapes. That's the most important ingredient."

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