I mean FFS - there were some perfectly legitimate complaints here (they were late, they were obnoxious, they were harassing the driver and others) - but then having to throw around the N word every other sentence? That’s utter bullshit.
It could also have been a great moment of self-reflection. He and the rest of Big Black were barely out of high school in the punk scene when they started, and I can’t imagine they were any great joy to be around either.
Albini remains very frustrating to me - he’s done a lot of good for the music industry, his no-nonsense attitude toward music production is admirable, has made a lot great albums with his various bands, and he’s clearly an intelligent guy. Then he says racist and ignorant crap like this.
