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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.”

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Ian MacKaye

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

“I'm not talking about what came later [after the American underground punk scene], indie music, or whatever you want to call it, but the music that came before that - that's an important story. So many interviews with musicians get the time or context wrong. You have these older bands, usually men, who tell stories about "Oh, we got into this huge fight, this guy punched that guy," that's the wrong sort of story. My view of the time is truly pioneering.”

Men Want Important Stories Guy Fighting Views Talking Huge Band Musician Interviews This Guy That Guy Not Talking Pioneering Indie Music

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“You had bands like D.O.A., or Black Flag, and a whole network opened up to trailblazer a counter culture movement. I'm more interested in the less sensational type of stories.”

Whole Stories Culture Black Movement Type Band Flags Sensational Trailblazers Counter Culture

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“Record labels have enjoyed a 100-year monopoly of selling plastic and now they're up against a different format.”

Years Different Records Selling Enjoyed Labels Plastic Monopoly Format Record Labels

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“"Straight Edge" was a song about my life. There was no structure, no premise as if I was forming a club. There were no tenets. I mean I wrote a song called "Straight Edge," I'll take that, but the song was about my life the way I wanted to live it.”

Ifs Way Mean Wanted Song Structure Edges Clubs Premises Straight Edge

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