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.
We're on tour for six months out of the year. - Ian Mackaye
We're on tour for six months out of the year.
- Ian Mackaye
"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 … - Ian Mackaye
"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 …
An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means you have thousands of angels just walk by. - 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 walk by.
To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale. - Ian Mackaye
To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
The only thing that drives music is the people who are making it. - Ian Mackaye
The only thing that drives music is the people who are making it.
I appreciate the past, but I want to make new things. That's the problem with the sack on the back - if you carry it around with you, it's like you g… - Ian Mackaye
I appreciate the past, but I want to make new things. That's the problem with the sack on the back - if you carry it around with you, it's like you g…
People ask me: ‘What is punk? How do you define punk?' Here's how I define punk: It's a free space. It could be called jazz. It could be called hip-h… - Ian Mackaye
People ask me: ‘What is punk? How do you define punk?' Here's how I define punk: It's a free space. It could be called jazz. It could be called hip-h…
I think it's my nature to engage in things that are more difficult. - Ian Mackaye
I think it's my nature to engage in things that are more difficult.
I'm not a sports dude, but I'm interested in the sociological implications of it. - Ian Mackaye
I'm not a sports dude, but I'm interested in the sociological implications of it.
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