Source: Quillette
by Ari Gandsman
“When Steve Albini died of a heart attack earlier this year at the age of 61, the most common word used to describe him in his obituaries was ‘uncompromising.’ He was one of the loudest and fiercest voices of the American punk and independent rock underground of the 1980s and ’90s. Although most famous as the producer of numerous landmark albums, he rejected the title, referring to himself more modestly as an audio engineer. He preferred not to be credited at all. … In the last years of his life, Albini began to distance himself from — and even express contrition for — some of the more provocative pronouncements he made early in his career. Some of this can be attributed to the diminished stridency that comes with greater maturity and experience.” (10/04/24)
https://quillette.com/2024/10/04/repentant-iconoclast-steve-albini-music-journalism/