Top 10 Bruce Pavitt Quotes
#1. I love the dynamic contrast between the spontaneous shots and the more formal, pro-rock-star photos.
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#2. Music careerists from Seattle would typically move to the closest media center, which was L.A.
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#3. The idea of having an indie rock "career" while living in a remote backwater like Seattle was too ridiculous to contemplate. It was simply about having adventures, one day at a time, one song at a time.
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#4. I had no real photography experience, thankfully. I consciously took a lot of crowd shots. I was influenced by Seattle photographer Charles Peterson, who always seemed to incorporate fans in his live band shots.
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#5. I think in times of crisis it's the artists' responsibility to dig a little deeper.
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#6. 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.
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#7. I can fully understand [that] artists want to be able to pay their bills. As a fan of art, and art as a way to shift dialogue and address cultural issues, there's a part of me that's really, really saddened by that and can't really relate to it.
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#9. There's no school you can go to where you can study how to run a record label. Every day was a learning experience.
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#10. I was a history major in school. I review the past a lot and think about music history and how culture unfolds.
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