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Do you consider yourself "indie"? If yes, answer group A questions, if no, group B.
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I don`t consider myself to be anything,but as someone who listens to some of what would be regarded as 'indie' and also as someone who doesn`t regard themselves as a fan of it and can look outside of it i`ll answer both
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What does indie mean to you, ideally. (In other words, what should it mean? is it a genre? state of mind? label status? other?)
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A bastardized term that lost it`s true meaning a long long time ago. In a time where stuff is easily accessable on the internet ,the size of the label it comes out on is irrelevent to me.
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How do you think the mainstream media/ non indie fan sees indie? (same type of thing- genre, state of mind, etc.)
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Any generic white boy guitar music that isn`t metal
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What makes someone (not a band) indie? Is there a certain stereotype (dress, attitude, etc.)? Can a true indie fan listen to mainstream music? Are there any other restrictions/qualifications someone must avoid/meet in order to be "indie"?
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Never really cared enough to form an opinion on other peoples clothes. Why would anybody want to be a true fan of anything , i`d rather listen to the best of many things than listen to a load of clone bands clogging up the 'scene'.
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What do you think it means for a band to be indie? (of a certain genre, state of mind, label status, or other)
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The NME drooling over them for 6 month
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Is there a certain stereotype you have of indie fans? (could you pick one out of a crowd? specific clothes, attitude, etc.?)
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People who read the above mentioned rag and take it as gospel.
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