I consider the piano my 'main' instrument and have been playing for as long as I can remember. It seems to me… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Trenchmouth, really great band. Here's a photo of them in 1979 playing the Valley Green projects. It was an incredible, unusual experience.… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
My focus is always on the day. What I've done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I'm basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all. I don't take anything back,… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I've had people call me from bands that are very popular, and they're like, 'What do we do? We want to do… — 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
When children start to speak they find their own voice by imitating the sounds around them. It would follow that bands do… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
When you're in a band and write a song on your own, it isn't fully realized until it goes into somebody else's… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 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. I'm quite… — 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 was harmed… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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