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Quote by David Grubbs

“Records have always been the most extraordinary form of time travel for me, and that's why it matters to know when something was circulated, and if it had an audience of five or 50,000.”

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David Grubbs

David Grubbs, born on September 21, 1967, is a talented singer whose musical career began in the early 1990s. He is known for his unique musical style and diverse artistic practices. more

“I found myself thinking about the distance between the 60s and today through certain moments. Like the Henry Flynt interview with Ubuweb founder Kenny Goldsmith, where he talks about how he was scarred by how proud John Cage was to be ignorant of popular music. Goldsmith says, "Nobody thinks twice nowadays about listening to everything!" Something that had seemed so uniquely, radically syncretistic in Flynt's day seems much more commonplace now.”

Thinking Moments Today Listening Proud Distance Ignorant Founders Popular Music Kenny

Author:David Grubbs

“Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.”

Years Two School Leadership Military Two Years Vietnam Military School

Author:Robert Kiyosaki

“The word 'archive' seems so reassuring, but I have a lot ofconcern over the longevity of documentary materials.”

Longevity Reassuring

Author:David Grubbs

“There's part of me that is a strict materialist.”

Author:David Grubbs

“Otherwise the history just gets completely flattened out, and people imagine that everything was always available and accessible. One of the things that struck me was the way in which the landscape of experimental music seemed different at different points in time, on the basis of where one was situated geographically, if one had access to live performances, and what was released at a particular time.”