I like loud electric guitars because I like how you can just lose your entire being in the sound.More Michael Rolfe Gira quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I could never release something on the label I didn't personally love. The label's really an extension of my own musical career, and I'm intensely involved with every aspect personally, so it'd be a betrayal to myself if I released something simply because I thought it would make money.More Michael Rolfe Gira quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I wanted to challenge myself and move into something new. I felt that using the name Swans and the sonic attitude that that engenders was what I needed to move forward musically, and it's led to lots of new things.More Michael Rolfe Gira quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I'm the band leader. That's not to say that the other people are my minions - they all put in a tremendous amount of personality, and push the music in ways I would never expect.More Michael Rolfe Gira quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I really wanted to get to the animal core of rock music and eliminate anything that wasn't necessary.More Michael Rolfe Gira quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]