Interview w/ Brett Gurewitz re: Epitaph
http://billboard.com/bbcom/feature/index.jsp
Q: That sounds nice, but you can't always be friends, especially when the time comes to drop a band or not renew a contract.
A: I was terrible at doing that in the early days. I thought if I signed a band, I had to keep putting out their records. But the truth is, you take
a shot because you believe in a band, but you have to sell records to keep your lights on.
If you believe in them and you do your best to try, and if for whatever reason you can't make a go of it-end up being in the black with the band-then
you're not doing you or the band any favors. You're only keeping them from getting a square job, and you're weakening your company. It's very
difficult to have those conversations, but I've learned that I've had to. Flogging a dead horse is not doing the right thing.
^ more people should take this into consideration.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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