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title: "2 Documentation Quotes By Ian MacKaye"
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> [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 sure of this. I think it's insane how many pictures have to be taken these days.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-think-that-people-are-constantly-thinking-about-capturing-things/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/ian-mackaye-3369_capture_i-think-that-people-are-constantly-think_76314.jpg)

> [I have other projects to do. I try not to let that documentation interfere with my present day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-have-other-projects-to-do-i-try-not-to-let-that-documentation/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/ian-mackaye-3369_documentation_i-have-other-projects-to-do-i-try-not-to_2222955.png)

## More by Ian MacKaye

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/truth-is-right-now-two-bombs-could-drop-out-of-the-sky-and-blow-up/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [I think it's my nature to engage in things that are more difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-think-it-s-my-nature-to-engage-in-things-that-are-more-difficult/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/the-thing-is-people-can-t-complain-about-profit-oriented-moves-if/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/what-people-don-t-understand-is-that-the-underground-that-existed-was/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-think-that-people-are-constantly-thinking-about-capturing-things/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-d-much-rather-talk-to-a-30-year-old-that-survived-rough-times-in/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/for-most-people-who-have-or-who-do-identify-as-or-with-song-straight/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [The Corcoran show was actually almost a reportage. The exhibit was, in many ways, pretty unique. It was one of the first pieces about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/the-corcoran-show-was-actually-almost-a-reportage-the-exhibit-was-in/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [The Fugazi Live Series site, when we realized the Internet, the way it works - the speeds and its development - made it possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/the-fugazi-live-series-site-when-we-realized-the-internet-the-way-it/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-m-always-happy-when-i-hear-about-people-selling-records-or-selling/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means you have thousands of angels just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/an-unlocked-door-means-that-occasionally-you-might-get-a-devil-come/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [I consider the piano my 'main' instrument and have been playing for as long as I can remember. It seems to me that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-consider-the-piano-my-main-instrument-and-have-been-playing-for-as/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-work-so-i-don-t-need-to-make-rent-through-my-songs-and-i-think-if/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [Guy Picciotto had a really sound point: Live albums basically have bands playing songs that are available on studio records, and what example can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/guy-picciotto-had-a-really-sound-point-live-albums-basically-have/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-think-that-the-idea-of-straight-edge-the-song-that-i-wrote-and-the/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

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