“The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.” TryingFirstsSoundLike YouBandFirst TimeBoxesSpendingIntenseChecksWowInitialsNarcotics Author:Ian MacKaye
“My focus is always on the day. What I've done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an eye on it, and make sure it isn't abused, and obviously be thoughtful about it, because it's all real to me. I'm basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all.” TryingMeanStillsRealDoneEyeSongBehindsFocusBandThoughtful Author:Ian MacKaye
“I have other projects to do. I try not to let that documentation interfere with my present day.” TryingProjectsInterferePresent DayDocumentation Author:Ian MacKaye
“I jump from one thing to the next but try and strike a balance. But it's not nostalgic in the sense of 'those were the good old days and now we're not there'. I don't think like that. Not my way.” ThinkingWayTryingNextOne ThingBalanceStrikesMy WayOld DaysNostalgicGood Old Days Author:Ian MacKaye
“The amount of money that people spend on saving stuff, they try to feed you this idea that it's more important.” PeopleTryingImportantIdeasStuffAmountSaving 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 to do the right thing.” PeopleFeelsTryingSongEdgesRight ThingStraight Edge Author:Ian MacKaye
“As hard as you try and create narratives about sports, once the ball is in the air, there's not a damn thing you can do about it, it's just very real.” TryingRealHardSportsCan DoAirBallsNarrativeDamnDamn Things 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 you think of where the live album is better? What are the great live albums? I have live albums of bands, but I wouldn't listen to them for the most part. So we thought, instead of spending energy trying to puzzle out how to create a live record, let's just write another studio record.” ThinkingWritingTryingGuySongEnergyPuzzles Author:Ian MacKaye
“I actually looked up in my journal trying to figure out some dates and, in January 1991, America is about to go back into its first sort of actual war since Vietnam, with the Gulf War. It just seemed unbelievable at the time that this country would do that - which is funny to think about now.” ThinkingTryingWarCountryUnbelievableJanuaryGulf War Author:Ian MacKaye
“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 things. If people are not interested in that, fine. I just don't give a damn.” PeopleGivingTryingConstructionNot Interested 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 sure of this. I think it's insane how many pictures have to be taken these days. We have to realize there's a level of documentation that's just chatter, it's noise, and beyond that, people who are truly documenting are going to have to find a way to puncture that.” PeopleThinkingWayTryingMomentsRealizingLevelsTakenNoiseInsaneThese DaysCaptureChatterDocumentationPunctureConstantly Thinking Author:Ian MacKaye
