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
For most people who have or who do identify as or with [song] Straight Edge, I feel like for most people, they're… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Guy Picciotto had a really sound point: Live albums basically have bands playing songs that are available on studio records, and what… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continuing independent culture.… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I jump from one thing to the next but try and strike a balance. But it's not nostalgic in the sense of… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I know what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. I'm trying to be a construction worker. I'm trying to make… — 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 have other projects to do. I try not to let that documentation interfere with my present day. — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
As hard as you try and create narratives about sports, once the ball is in the air, there's not a damn thing… — 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
The amount of money that people spend on saving stuff, they try to feed you this idea that it's more important. — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I actually looked up in my journal trying to figure out some dates and, in January 1991, America is about to go… — 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
