सेक्स पिस्टल्स (Sex Pistols) के संगीत में जो गुणवत्ता महसूस होती थी, उसकी वजह यह थी कि उनके पास एक बड़ा लेबल और बेहतरीन इंजीनियर और प्रोड्यूसर थे। लेकिन पांक रॉक (punk rock) में गुणवत्ता नहीं होनी चाहिए; उसमें तो पागलपन होना चाहिए। वह खुरदुरा और एक शानदार, कच्चा लाइव साउंड होना चाहिए।
What the Sex Pistols made sounded like quality, because they had a big label and top engineers and producers. But punk rock shouldn't be quality; it should be f**king mania. It should be gnarled, a glorious lo-fi live sound.
What the Sex Pistols made sounded like quality, because they had a big label and top engineers and producers. But punk rock shouldn't be quality; it should be f**king mania. It should be gnarled, a glorious lo-fi live sound.
शुरुआत में, पांक म्यूज़िक की दुनिया उम्मीदों से भरी हुई थी। सभी बैंड अलग थे, और सबकी आवाज़ें भी जुदा थीं। इन सबकी एक ही खूबी थी कि इसे करने वाले बहुत कम उम्र के नौजवान थे, और वे इसे अपने तरीके से कर रहे थे। लेकिन फिर यह दौर आ गया कि 'तुम्हें यही सुनना चाहिए और यही लिबास पहनना चाहिए, और तुम्हें यह या वह नहीं करना चाहिए।' यह सब तो बिना किसी नियम के जीने के लिए था, लेकिन संगीत की हर पीढ़ी का रंग फीका पड़ता चला जाता है।
In the beginning, the punk scene was so full of promise. All the bands were different, and all the sounds were different. The common denominator was that it was all very young kids doing it, and doing it on their terms. But then it became, 'You should listen to this and you should wear this uniform, and you shouldn't do this or that.' It was supposed to be about not having rules, but every generation of music gets watered down.
In the beginning, the punk scene was so full of promise. All the bands were different, and all the sounds were different. The common denominator was that it was all very young kids doing it, and doing it on their terms. But then it became, 'You should listen to this and you should wear this uniform, and you shouldn't do this or that.' It was supposed to be about not having rules, but every generation of music gets watered down.
दुर्भाग्य से, अब कलाकारों को तराशने का दौर नहीं रहा। रिकॉर्ड कंपनियां अब बड़ी कॉर्पोरेट मशीन बन चुकी हैं। पहले ऐसा होता था कि आप [म्यूज़िक इंडस्ट्री में] किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति से मिलते थे जिसे संगीत का थोड़ा इतिहास पता होता था। कंपनियों में कुछ लोग तो ऐसे हैं जिन्हें संगीत पसंद ही नहीं है। उनके लिए यह सिर्फ एक नौकरी है। इसलिए मुझे वो दिन याद आते हैं जब कोई जोखिम उठाकर ऐसे बैंड को चुनता था जो सबसे अलग हो। अब ऐसा देखने को नहीं मिलता। फिल्म उद्योग का भी यही हाल है।
Unfortunately, you don't get artist development anymore. Record companies have become a huge corporate thing. It used to be you'd meet someone [in the business] and they'd have a little history of music. Some people in the companies now don't even like music. It's just a job. So I miss the days when someone would go out on a limb and pick a band that was different. I just don't see that anymore. It's the same with the film industry.
Unfortunately, you don't get artist development anymore. Record companies have become a huge corporate thing. It used to be you'd meet someone [in the business] and they'd have a little history of music. Some people in the companies now don't even like music. It's just a job. So I miss the days when someone would go out on a limb and pick a band that was different. I just don't see that anymore. It's the same with the film industry.