Putting out the things that I like best hasn't been the easiest way to run a label, and it still isn't because it requires finding an audience for each record.

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The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it's important that...

The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it's important that...

If people are really excited about their music, and that's their primary motivation, then that...

If people are really excited about their music, and that's their primary motivation, then that...

Stores can be indifferent to something new.

Stores can be indifferent to something new.

We're not good at propping up old carcasses. We want to be on top of...

We're not good at propping up old carcasses. We want to be on top of...

The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will...

The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will...

We've gotten involved in cat rescue - we take them in and find homes for...

We've gotten involved in cat rescue - we take them in and find homes for...

The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction...

The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction...

I didn't want to wait around for some business entity to come around and give...

I didn't want to wait around for some business entity to come around and give...

It took us two years to get our first real gig. That was a big...

It took us two years to get our first real gig. That was a big...

You have to keep the business side together as well as the creative side. We...

You have to keep the business side together as well as the creative side. We...

We had a lot of riots. We came under attack from many of the police...

We had a lot of riots. We came under attack from many of the police...

SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone...

SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone...

The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I...

The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I...

I listen to everything that comes in. I'm not real worried about demo sound quality....

I listen to everything that comes in. I'm not real worried about demo sound quality....

People from major labels were afraid to go to Black Flag gigs throughout most of...

People from major labels were afraid to go to Black Flag gigs throughout most of...

There aren't enough people who are scaring the kind of people who work at these...

There aren't enough people who are scaring the kind of people who work at these...

I like a lot of electronica. I like older jazz rather than newer.

I like a lot of electronica. I like older jazz rather than newer.

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

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

Punk rock really came out of N.Y. as a philosophy before the groups were ever...

Punk rock really came out of N.Y. as a philosophy before the groups were ever...

I didn't have a lot of overtly political songs. I think it was more the...

I didn't have a lot of overtly political songs. I think it was more the...