Michael Azerrad Quote

Artistically (and in many other ways), the band was liberated by the fact that they’d never sign to a major label. In a way, we were cheating because we didn’t have that light at the end of the tunnel, Prescott says. And who knows? We were human—if the light had been there, maybe we would have turned crappy quicker. It’s a really hard thing to say. Now I’m glad that it was like it was.

Michael Azerrad

Artistically (and in many other ways), the band was liberated by the fact that they’d never sign to a major label. In a way, we were cheating because we didn’t have that light at the end of the tunnel, Prescott says. And who knows? We were human—if the light had been there, maybe we would have turned crappy quicker. It’s a really hard thing to say. Now I’m glad that it was like it was.

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About Michael Azerrad

Michael Azerrad is an American author, music journalist, editor, and musician. A graduate of Columbia University, he has written for publications such as Spin, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times. Azerrad's 1993 biography Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana was named by Q as one of the 50 greatest rock books ever written. His 2001 book Our Band Could Be Your Life, a collection of profiles on prominent indie rock bands, received similar critical acclaim.