To some extent at that time, we injected rock and roll into that scene- we played loud and that was a huge turning point for that scene. We were involved in playing with all those people. Arto Lindsay extenthugeinject 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
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
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
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
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
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
My parents were missionaries - I was born in the States but I grew up in Brazil. Arto Lindsay bearbrazilgrow Change image and share on social
We were really interested in music from all over the world. We realized that what we were doing was very close to contemporary classical music because of the lack of tonality in the guitar- the fact that I play guitar the way I play. Arto Lindsay classicalclosecontemporary 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
