September 6, 2005

Death Cab for Cutie's Nick Harmer on Selling Out

"There have been some kids who have said it sucked that we're on Atlantic, that they hate bands on major labels, and part of me just feels really bad for that mentality. If you have a hard line about bands on major labels, that pretty much says to me that you have the lamest record collection of anyone in the world. I guess you don't buy any Clash records or Talking Heads records or Bowie. I guess you don't have any Stones or Beatles or Radiohead or the Pixies or Nirvanna. There are a million great bands who have done major-label things and had their souls intact. And if you would tell me that you're not going to buy their records, from the sheer fact that a major label is affiliated with it, I guess that's your prerogative, but I don't want to hang out with you. If you've never danced your ass off to 'Walking on Sunshine' or The Romantics' 'What I Like About You' you're a hollow person. Anyway, whatever, I could go on and on, but I don't want to make it sound like a rant."

-Death Cab for Cutie bassist Nick Harmer talking about their first major-label release, Plans, and whether or not it's selling out to sign with a major label. (Paste, Aug./Sept. 2005)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 12:33 PM

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