The American indie underground made music for like-minded people who thought for themselves. Thinking for yourself is intrinsically subversive.
I'll leave it to other people to evaluate the legacy of my book, but I'm very moved when musicians tell me that they've been inspired by my book.
I just wanted to tell the story of a bunch of musicians who had never had their story told before. There's no preaching or theorizing.
Critics and fans use the music of their youth as reference points. For years, people seriously wondered who "the next Beatles" were going to be, and classic rock bands were the de facto yardstick for rock quality.
People didn't get to see how other towns interpreted the underground ethos, and so they developed their own unique versions of it.
