Wire, 1977 “Well, for all its faults, I think the punk era solidified the notion of the crossover between the arts and music.  Culture was something that could be explored and was worthy, whether the audience was big or small.  The situation we are in at the moment could not have arrived, I’m fairly sure, without the punk period.  The notion of the “do it yourself” aspect to these things, and the fact that people came out of the closet with their artistic aspirations seems to be not as embarrassing as it was in previous times.  You know the concept how, all very embarrassing, they always got a bit strange after the third album kind of syndrome which was certainly part of the sixties mentality in terms of the music industry.” Wire’s Bruce Gilbert in interview - 1999 via suicidewatch

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Wire, 1977

“Well, for all its faults, I think the punk era solidified the notion of the crossover between the arts and music.  Culture was something that could be explored and was worthy, whether the audience was big or small.  The situation we are in at the moment could not have arrived, I’m fairly sure, without the punk period.  The notion of the “do it yourself” aspect to these things, and the fact that people came out of the closet with their artistic aspirations seems to be not as embarrassing as it was in previous times.  You know the concept how, all very embarrassing, they always got a bit strange after the third album kind of syndrome which was certainly part of the sixties mentality in terms of the music industry.” Wire’s Bruce Gilbert in interview - 1999

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