“When I first started doing the quieter, more acoustic material in Swans, there was a lot of derision and outright hatred from the audience and press, just as in the early days of Swans when we were rejected outright because of the bludgeoning, single-minded violence of the music.” FirstsAudienceViolenceMaterialsHatredPressesRejectedAcousticsSwansDerision Author:Michael Gira
“I'm more interested in pulling out strands of joy from both myself and the audience. I'm not saying the music or songs are "light," just that when they're performed with the correct commitment it's a source of real pleasure, for me anyway.” RealLightJoySongPleasureAudienceSourceCommitmentPullingStrands Author:Michael Gira
