Prefix Mag speaks with the Gories, an influential Detroit rock band that inspired, among others, the White Stripes.
Excerpt:
Detroit has a reputation of taking it to the stage, that no
matter what music you play there, you have to be real with it. You can't
fake it or you'll get some real flack. Where do you think that comes
from? That has a lot to do with, I guess, people in
factories. Really there was a lot of factory work and manufacturing.
People worked hard, and when they got off they wanted to play hard too,
and they demanded hard-working musicians who went for it as much as they
did.
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