The future of punk rock has nothing to do with guitars. Everything interesting that I've heard in years has been nearly all electronic.
Geoff RicklyPeople aren't really paying attention when they're listening to your record, so unless you're shouting exactly what you want them to hear, they don't pay attention.
Geoff RicklyI'm still totally going out and sleeping on people's floors so I can play a house show and give away music. Of course I would. That's how I started. All that sort of stuff reminds you to stay true to the essence of what art is about.
Geoff RicklyWhat we get in punk these days are layers of 'anti-', and so many of them are so self-serving. It's not about larger freedom.
Geoff RicklyWe should self-examine and talk about things like our own white privilege and these phony senses of being an artist.
Geoff RicklyWhat we get in punk these days is the "anti-anti": Someone comes up with something, then the next generation is against that, and then the next generation is against that, and then that thing becomes a problem. There's these layers of anti-, and so many of them are just so self-serving. It's not about larger freedom.
Geoff Rickly