Brett

“the KLF were a bunch of conceptual pop tricksters who won the hearts of their home country with stunts like recording country singer Tammy Wynette in a rap context. Performing at the prestigious BRIT awards, Extreme Noise Terror blasted the KLF hit “3 a.m. Eternal” into oblivion while the KLF sprayed the audience with machine guns preloaded with blanks. When the KLF were awarded “Best British Group” honors later that night,”
― Ian Christe, Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal

“The revolution had been largely successful, but as it turned out, the struggle was much more fun than the victory.”
― 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

“for instance. “When we say ‘World Domination,’ ” Pavitt explained, “we’re saying, ‘Fuck you, we’re from Seattle, and we don’t care if the media machines are in L.A., we’re going to create our own.”
― Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991