Greg Ginn
Greg Ginn
Gregory Regis Ginnis an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer...
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth8 June 1954
CityTucson, AZ
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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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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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Stores can be indifferent to something new.
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The biggest disappointment has been seeing the number of people in this business with very shortsighted views.
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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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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.
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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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You have to keep the business side together as well as the creative side. We have constantly surprised people and stayed with bands until they have grown on people.
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There aren't enough people who are scaring the kind of people who work at these record companies.
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We aren't as concerned about the live aspect as other labels. The best live bands are the easiest to record.
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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.
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We've never had any gigantic hits, or anything like that. Perhaps that has helped us because nothing has come easy. We've had to work consistently.
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When the Minutemen opened for Black Flag shows, people hated them. We had to develop a Minutemen audience from different people.