I had taken a job in music, and it was really not for me. It was a good lesson in the way things are typically done, but I found the system was so cumbersome that it stifled creativity and free and forward thinking. So I dropped the nice paycheck to follow people that inspired me: key among them [the creative forces at] Touch and Go, Sub Pop, and Dischord. I had no idea how much work it would be. It was 100 percent enthusiasm for the DIY and a healthy dose of blissful ignorance.
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