albini comes across as a puritan, and the article itself says that he and his bandmates make a living from pursuits other than music.
hence they have the "freedom" (relatively) to record every 5 years and tour once a decade or whenever the fuck they can do it.
sonic youth members on the other hand try to make a living from music; as a result, they have to do what it takes to make their business work.
here's the catch though: whatever the fuck albini's band members do to work for a living, they sure have to "compromise" with economic realities.
e.g.: albini records for musicians who work for the very major labels he decries; bob weston is also a business owner; todd trainer (wikipedia sez) "manages a warehousing and shipping company"-- i'm sure he trades with "the man" on a daily basis and doesn't just store and ship fair-trade hand-made hemp goods.
everybody has to make a living and quit the adolescent posturing. what you decide to do in order to eat and feed your children is up to you. albini simply shifts his compromises from the musical sphere to the business one. in other words, he sweeps the filth under the rug. and that doesn't make him purer than anybody else who tries to make an honest living with their work--it just makes him more sanctimonious.
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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead
Isn't doing an interview for GQ kind of anti-Albini? Aren't they appropriating him to sell magazines and look cool?
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oh yes, and of course this too. i'm sure he got either money or free publicity (or both) out of "the man".