The period right before punk rock where people like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop were really strong. Arto Lindsay iggyloupeople Change image and share on social
There was a generation of people who moved here to make something of themselves. They had to really struggle and created really something on their own apart from a lot of attention. It was a really exciting time here. Arto Lindsay attentioncreateexcit share on social
We were interested in this notion of compression- a lot of the songs were really short so that you'd absorb them in memory rather than when you're actually hearing them. Arto Lindsay absorbcompressionhear Change image and share on social
The Lounge Lizards were relating with a tradition and it was like I was playing within a musical context. The guitar playing stood out as being different in some way. That was a real education for me. Arto Lindsay contexteducationguitar Change image and share on social
There was some conflict there over Saturday nights because we were all really broke in those days- all the money you had in the world was in your pockets. Nowadays when you're say you're broke, it's not the same thing. Arto Lindsay breakconflictday share on social
I just had this notion that I wanted to do the most extreme thing I could and I also very consciously wanted to do something that was very different from Mars because we were all very close. Arto Lindsay closeconsciouslyextreme Change image and share on social
We recorded that trio and it's out on the Knitting Factory label. I've got another record in the can with that group and Marc, which I'll hopefully finish some time before next summer. Arto Lindsay factoryfinishgroup Change image and share on social
Playing with Kip I definitely learned a lot playing with these incredible guys and hearing them. Arto Lindsay guyhearincredible Change image and share on social
It was a scene in the sense that we were all close and we all knew each other before the different bands had really formed. We used to rehearse in the same place. Arto Lindsay bandcloseform Change image and share on social
Then the early punk rock period with Television and the Ramones. That's what I loved- that's what I was listening to immediately prior to when I started to play. Arto Lindsay earlyimmediatelylisten Change image and share on social
