Brett

“We were the only band that played with D.R.I. and C.O.C., and then Celtic Frost and Venom. We were doing shit that nobody else was doing, and we didn’t care. I never took myself that seriously.”
― Ian Christe, Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal

“Beat Happening know that the deep moments in our lives don’t extract profundities from us; rather, it is clichés that are the endless, involuntary spew of the lover’s discourse.”
― Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991

“Pavitt’s goal was to build a national network of like-minded people to fend off what he called “the corporate manipulation of our culture” by the media centers of New York and Los Angeles.”
― Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991

“They developed this influence and this clout and they shared it. It’s a very inclusive movement.”
― Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991