The Archiving Industry, Much Like

I'm Not Talking About What Came Later [after The American Underground Punk Scene], Indie Music, Or Whatever You Want To Call It, But The Music That Came Before That - That's An Important Story. So Many Interviews With Musicians Get The Time Or Context Wrong. You Have These Older Bands, Usually Men, Who Tell Stories About "oh, We Got Into This Huge Fight, This Guy Punched That Guy," That's The Wrong Sort Of Story. My View Of The Time Is Truly Pioneering.

Skateboarding Is Not A Hobby. And It Is Not A Sport. Skateboarding Is A Way Of Learning How To Redefine The World Around You. For Most People, When They Saw A Swimming Pool, They Thought, ‘let's Take A Swim.' But I Thought, ‘let's Ride It.' When They Saw The Curb Or A Street, They Would Think About Driving On It. I Would Think About The Texture. I Slowly Developed The Ability To Look At The World Through Totally Different Means.

It Doesn't Hurt Me On A Personal Level, But It Hurts Me On A Larger Level Of Like, Why Are People So Stupid? Why Do We Have To Go Through These Unnecessary Exercises. Fight Crime, Don't Fight Me. If You Really Want To Make A Difference Don't Fight Me Or Fugazi.

The Archiving Industry, Much Like The Funeral Industry And The Wedding Industry, These Industries Can Be Very Exploitative.

I'm Not A Religious Person, And I'm Not Too Interested In Being A Part Of A Religion, But I Do Like Having Some Sort Of Communal Gathering, And Having Some Sense Of Peoples.