"I‘ve been doing it longer than I would have guessed. I didn’t think when I started Galaxie 500 I’d still be making music in twenty years. Longer than I’d dared to hope, I suppose. Being in an indie band back then, you weren’t allowed to have dreams of being huge. None of the major labels have touched anything that’s remotely left of field since the punk movement. It was all Huey Lewis. That changed with Sonic Youth and then Nirvana signing to Geffen. Alternative became this huge business, and now Arcade Fire or Vampire Weekend can be No. 1."
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Singer-songwriters from the United StatesGuitarists from the United StatesHarvard University alumniPeople from WellingtonIndie rock artists
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As quoted from an interview with Lizzy Goodman of ' (November 16, 2010)
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