--- title: "15 Way Quotes By Ian MacKaye" description: "15 Way quotes by Ian MacKaye. Plus more from Ian MacKaye and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/ian-mackaye-3369_done_i-ve-done-thousands-of-interviews-in-my_2842940.jpg" --- > [I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-ve-done-thousands-of-interviews-in-my-life-and-it-s-a-format-that-i/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/ian-mackaye-3369_done_i-ve-done-thousands-of-interviews-in-my_2842940.jpg) > [It makes me sad, the way human beings talk smack. It's why I don't like irony. People are too gleeful to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/it-makes-me-sad-the-way-human-beings-talk-smack-it-s-why-i-don-t-like/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c7/ian-mackaye-3369_human-beings_it-makes-me-sad-the-way-human-beings-tal_1613571.png) > [I jump from one thing to the next but try and strike a balance. But it's not nostalgic in the sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-jump-from-one-thing-to-the-next-but-try-and-strike-a-balance-but-it/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/ian-mackaye-3369_balance_i-jump-from-one-thing-to-the-next-but-tr_1252846.png) > ["Straight Edge" was a song about my life. There was no structure, no premise as if I was forming a club. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/straight-edge-was-a-song-about-my-life-there-was-no-structure-no/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/ian-mackaye-3369_clubs_straight-edge-was-a-song-about-my-life-t_2363484.jpg) > [The Corcoran show was actually almost a reportage. The exhibit was, in many ways, pretty unique. It was one of the first…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f38/ian-mackaye-3369_80s_the-corcoran-show-was-actually-almost-a_171012.png) > [I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-never-ever-had-it-in-my-mind-that-i-wanted-to-be-in-the-record/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/ian-mackaye-3369_affair_i-never-ever-had-it-in-my-mind-that-i-wa_2477389.png) > [Part of the way the work world works is not so much creating a separation between your work and your free time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/part-of-the-way-the-work-world-works-is-not-so-much-creating-a/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/ian-mackaye-3369_busy_part-of-the-way-the-work-world-works-is_444585.png) > [I feel quite connected to the past, and my memory. Everything that I've ever done I can still relate to, and feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-feel-quite-connected-to-the-past-and-my-memory-everything-that-i-ve/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ab/ian-mackaye-3369_connected_i-feel-quite-connected-to-the-past-and-m_1590408.png) > [The Fugazi Live Series site, when we realized the Internet, the way it works - the speeds and its development - made…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/ian-mackaye-3369_audio_the-fugazi-live-series-site-when-we-real_177559.jpg) > [Skateboarding is not a hobby. And it is not a sport. Skateboarding is a way of learning how to redefine the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/skateboarding-is-not-a-hobby-and-it-is-not-a-sport-skateboarding-is-a/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/ian-mackaye-3369_ability_skateboarding-is-not-a-hobby-and-it-is-n_2042819.png) > [I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on the outside, walk a different path or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-do-feel-like-i-have-always-in-my-life-been-inclined-to-be-on-the/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/ian-mackaye-3369_culture_i-do-feel-like-i-have-always-in-my-life_334636.png) > [I don't dismiss the music that I was involved with, I don't think it was a joke, I don't think it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-don-t-dismiss-the-music-that-i-was-involved-with-i-don-t-think-it/) [Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd2/ian-mackaye-3369_am_i-don-t-dismiss-the-music-that-i-was-inv_591588.png) > [I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they're not actually present for the moment they're trying to capture.…](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 think that the idea of straight edge, the song that I wrote, and the way people have related it it, there's…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/ian-mackaye-3369_edges_i-think-that-the-idea-of-straight-edge-t_265610.jpg) > [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.…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/ian-mackaye-3369_complaining_the-thing-is-people-can-t-complain-about_38782.png) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/ian-mackaye/#itemlist", "name": "15 Way Quotes By Ian MacKaye", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. 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