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> [I'm all for file sharing. That's great - as long as people are prepared for the significant consequences. One is that music will become completely couched in advertising. That's already happened. And another is that people should be prepared to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-m-all-for-file-sharing-that-s-great-as-long-as-people-are-prepared/)

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

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## 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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