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“I do not consider myself a teddybear. Just to be clear, I don't feel sorry for myself.”

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Ian MacKaye, born on April 16, 1962, is a renowned American singer. He is the founding member of hardcore punk bands Minor Threat and Fugazi, and has had a profound impact on the post-punk and independent music scenes. more

“The fact that the U.S. government spends millions of dollars to send murderous robot planes into other people's land to murder them, into other countries, that's a problem. That's what people should be concerned about. The fact that other people don't understand me is not a problem. I keep things in perspective.”

People Should Country Facts Problem Government Millions Land Perspective Concerned Murder Dollars Planes Other Countries Robots Understand Me

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 DC culture that doesn't include some marble building or the Kennedy Center.”

Way Firsts Shows Culture Pieces Building Unique Nostalgia 80s Marble Exhibits

Author:Ian MacKaye

“In college, I had a lot of friends who were writers and wanted to be writers and I felt intimidated by it. I just didn't know if I had any gift or voice and I had no confidence about it.”

Ifs Knows Wanted Felt Voice College Intimidated Lots Of Friends No Confidence

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“I work at a record label where I have archives. These things [memorabilia] occurred and are important to somebody, and they're important to me. I find the record industry largely repellent. This music, the Teen Idles, all of that stuff, is important to me. I don't have lawyers, an agent or a manager. However I find the music industry largely repellent. I just make records because that's what I love to do. So I think that era, those pieces of media, I keep in my collection.”

Thinking Important Stuff Records Pieces Media Industry Lawyer Agents Managers Labels Eras Collections Music Industry Archives Record Labels

Author:Ian MacKaye

“I have stuff from 1979, 1980 in my collection. But I also have things from 2012. So I don't know if it's memorabilia as much as it is holding on to things that I find relevant that most people might not.”

People Ifs Knows Might Stuff Collections Relevant Holding On Memorabilia

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“I have a lot of stuff. Slowly I'm getting all my materials organized.”

Stuff Materials Organized

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“I have other projects to do. I try not to let that documentation interfere with my present day.”

Trying Projects Interfere Present Day Documentation

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“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.”

Thinking Way Trying Next One Thing Balance Strikes My Way Old Days Nostalgic Good Old Days

Author:Ian MacKaye

“There's also a lot of skateboard stuff, because I was a skateboarder. Somewhere around here I have one of my original boards.”

Stuff Originals Boards Skateboarder

Author:Ian MacKaye

“Archiving is extremely expensive and time consuming. I'm sure an archivist would tell me I'm doing it wrong. It's an industry that's built upon essential ideas, and some of those practices are abusive.”

Ideas Practice Industry Essentials Built Expensive Consuming Abusive Time Consuming Archivists

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