Why Do We Celebrate The Opening Of

The American Underground Punk Scene, Though, Is A Story Worth Remembering.

I'm Not Talking About What Came Later [after The American Underground Punk Scene], Indie Music, Or Whatever You Want To Call It, But The Music That Came Before That - That's An Important Story. So Many Interviews With Musicians Get The Time Or Context Wrong. You Have These Older Bands, Usually Men, Who Tell Stories About "oh, We Got Into This Huge Fight, This Guy Punched That Guy," That's The Wrong Sort Of Story. My View Of The Time Is Truly Pioneering.

I Never Imagine Myself As Anything. I've Never Had A Goal Or Any Future Vision At All. I Just Do What's In Front Of Me.

Guy Picciotto Had A Really Sound Point: Live Albums Basically Have Bands Playing Songs That Are Available On Studio Records, And What Example Can You Think Of Where The Live Album Is Better? What Are The Great Live Albums? I Have Live Albums Of Bands, But I Wouldn't Listen To Them For The Most Part. So We Thought, Instead Of Spending Energy Trying To Puzzle Out How To Create A Live Record, Let's Just Write Another Studio Record.

I Think What We Took Away From First Hearing About The Punk Stuff In England And Then The Early American Punk Stuff Was A Sense Of Self-definition And Also Sort Of Playing Music For Music's Sake And Being Part Of A Family For Family's Sake.