The biggest disappointment has been seeing the number of people in this business with very shortsighted views.

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.

The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I didn't see them that way. It confused people when we put out Saccharine Trust, too.

There are several books out on punk history, but I haven't read any of them. I was there.

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.

I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band.

The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall. Dont blame others for your own inadequacies.

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

Most good things happen with time; especially music, which needs time to breathe and to find its own way.

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.

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.

I am not here to compete in the war of words, I am here to nurture the future of stories.

The simplest way to enjoy lasting success in life is to strike a balance between your career and family. If one must suffer, never it be your family.

1 + 1 = 2. Everything else is derived.

I broke things to get attention.

Each of us has a day .. when he has to accept, finally, the fact that he is a man.

Chess is the touchstone of intellect.

I don't think anywhere is there a symbiotic relationship between caddie and player like there is in golf.

The easiest and most powerful way to increase customer loyalty is really very simple. Make your customers happy.

Life is more complicated than we think, yet far simpler than anyone dares to imagine

Everybody has their challenges; I couldnt say that we have more challenges than other people, theyre just different.