I think in times of crisis it's the artists' responsibility to dig a little deeper.

Music careerists from Seattle would typically move to the closest media center, which was L.A.

There's no school you can go to where you can study how to run a record label. Every day was a learning experience.

I think in times of crisis it's the artists' responsibility to dig a little deeper.

People are hard-wired for tribal identity.

I was a history major in school. I review the past a lot and think about music history and how culture unfolds.

Indie rock is very healthy, there's a lot of diversity and a lot of creativity, but it does not have the revolutionary spirit of the late-70s punk scene in regards to design and politics and fashion and stuff like that.