Archiving is extremely expensive and time consuming. I'm sure an archivist would tell me I'm doing it wrong. It's an industry that's… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I feel quite connected to the past, and my memory. Everything that I've ever done I can still relate to, and feel… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'm not the most prolific person, but I've been doing this for a long time, and I keep on putting out… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
My point of view is, I'm just a person, and there are times when I look at other people and think, 'My… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I appreciate the past, but I want to make new things. That's the problem with the sack on the back - if… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
What does bother me is that I have to spend time and energy dealing with the ramifications of what people do think… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think sometimes my humor is extremely dry, and a lot of times I would say things that I thought were very… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they're not actually present for the moment they're trying to capture.… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I'm all for file sharing. That's great - as long as people are prepared for the significant consequences. One is that music… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I consider the guitar a tool for the most part. I do pick up the acoustic now and then, I certainly don't… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Truth is, right now two bombs could drop out of the sky and blow up this house and whatever building you're in and just… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
What people don't understand is that the underground that existed was created in the early 80s and was thriving throughout the 80s. Until the… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they're not actually present for the moment they're trying to capture. I'm quite… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
For most people who have or who do identify as or with [song] Straight Edge, I feel like for most people, they're just trying… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
The Corcoran show was actually almost a reportage. The exhibit was, in many ways, pretty unique. It was one of the first pieces about… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
The Fugazi Live Series site, when we realized the Internet, the way it works - the speeds and its development - made it possible… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them. — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means you have thousands of angels just… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
I consider the piano my 'main' instrument and have been playing for as long as I can remember. It seems to me that I… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
I work so I don't need to make rent through my songs, and I think if more people engaged with music without needing it… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
Guy Picciotto had a really sound point: Live albums basically have bands playing songs that are available on studio records, and what example can… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
I think that the idea of straight edge, the song that I wrote, and the way people have related it it, there's some people… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share
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