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Ian MacKaye Quotes

What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continuing independent culture. The basic tenet of America is that you rebel and then you get real Picture Quote #1

I’m basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all. I don’t take anything back, so I do look after them to some degree. But my main focus is on what I’m doing now Picture Quote #1

I just have work to do; I just do it Picture Quote #1

To me, music is no joke and it’s not for sale Picture Quote #1

I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on the outside, walk a different path or something. Because of that, and increasingly over the years, my sense of distance from mainstream society or from the way culture works, I have a different kind of perception of it Picture Quote #1

American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it’s profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It’s just about sucking everything up. My idea was: Enjoy baking, sell your bread, people like it, sell more. Keep the bakery going because you’re making good food and people are happy Picture Quote #1

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Every song I ever wrote, I wrote to be heard. So, if I was given a choice that 50 years from now I could either have a dollar or knowing that some kid was listening to my song, I’d go with the kid listening to my song Picture Quote #1

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 who have abused it, they’ve allowed their fundamentalism to interfere with the real message, which in my mind, was that people should be allowed to live their lives the way they want to Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Part of the way the work world works is not so much creating a separation between your work and your free time, but creating the illusion of a separation between your work and your free time. Every day is the weekend for me, which means I’m always busy Picture Quote #1

There are certainly good examples of incredibly brilliant, beautiful music that has been made commercially available and sold everywhere. But I would say that, for the most part, quantity certainly does not speak well for quality Picture Quote #1

I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend that the record industry is an insidious affair. It’s this terrible collision between art and commerce, and it will always be that way Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

There are many things that people do happily that I can’t imagine why they would do it... But I have to say that even though I am critical or judgmental of society at large, I’m not critical of people individually. We are who we are Picture Quote #1

We play loud electric guitar music, and we’d hope that that doesn’t mean you have to act like an asshole Picture Quote #1

I stand behind all the lyrics I’ve ever written; I don’t have a problem with that Picture Quote #1

At every election, my vote goes to the candidate less likely to declare war. You’re dropping hugely expensive pieces of exploding metal on a population. America deserves the president it gets, whether the country votes for them or allows their vote to be stolen, and the least we can do is to elect someone who won’t do that to other people Picture Quote #1

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 to provide for their welfare, you’re not beholden to anyone Picture Quote #1

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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. It gives me an idea of how I’m navigating this world that I’m in Picture Quote #1

When children start to speak they find their own voice by imitating the sounds around them. It would follow that bands do the same. Bands will find their own voice at some point Picture Quote #1

Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and create our own thing, so the major labels were just always out of our picture, we’re not interested Picture Quote #1

I’m not a religious person, and I’m not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I do like having some sort of communal gathering, and having some sense of peoples Picture Quote #1

Joe Strummer, Johnny Rotten, and Ian MacKaye were all people who really made me see things differently Picture Quote #1

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What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continuing independent culture. The basic tenet of America is that you rebel and then you get real (Ian MacKaye Quotes) I’m basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all. I don’t take anything back, so I do look after them to some degree. But my main focus is on what I’m doing now (Ian MacKaye Quotes) I just have work to do; I just do it (Ian MacKaye Quotes) To me, music is no joke and it’s not for sale (Ian MacKaye Quotes) I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on the outside, walk a different path or something. Because of that, and increasingly over the years, my sense of distance from mainstream society or from the way culture works, I have a different kind of perception of it (Ian MacKaye Quotes) American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it’s profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It’s just about sucking everything up. My idea was: Enjoy baking, sell your bread, people like it, sell more. Keep the bakery going because you’re making good food and people are happy (Ian MacKaye Quotes) Every song I ever wrote, I wrote to be heard. So, if I was given a choice that 50 years from now I could either have a dollar or knowing that some kid was listening to my song, I’d go with the kid listening to my song (Ian MacKaye Quotes) 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 who have abused it, they’ve allowed their fundamentalism to interfere with the real message, which in my mind, was that people should be allowed to live their lives the way they want to (Ian MacKaye Quotes) 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 (Ian MacKaye Quotes) Part of the way the work world works is not so much creating a separation between your work and your free time, but creating the illusion of a separation between your work and your free time. Every day is the weekend for me, which means I’m always busy (Ian MacKaye Quotes) There are certainly good examples of incredibly brilliant, beautiful music that has been made commercially available and sold everywhere. But I would say that, for the most part, quantity certainly does not speak well for quality (Ian MacKaye Quotes) I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend that the record industry is an insidious affair. It’s this terrible collision between art and commerce, and it will always be that way (Ian MacKaye Quotes) 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 Quotes) There are many things that people do happily that I can’t imagine why they would do it... But I have to say that even though I am critical or judgmental of society at large, I’m not critical of people individually. We are who we are (Ian MacKaye Quotes) We play loud electric guitar music, and we’d hope that that doesn’t mean you have to act like an asshole (Ian MacKaye Quotes) I stand behind all the lyrics I’ve ever written; I don’t have a problem with that (Ian MacKaye Quotes) At every election, my vote goes to the candidate less likely to declare war. You’re dropping hugely expensive pieces of exploding metal on a population. America deserves the president it gets, whether the country votes for them or allows their vote to be stolen, and the least we can do is to elect someone who won’t do that to other people (Ian MacKaye Quotes) 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 to provide for their welfare, you’re not beholden to anyone (Ian MacKaye Quotes) 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. It gives me an idea of how I’m navigating this world that I’m in (Ian MacKaye Quotes) When children start to speak they find their own voice by imitating the sounds around them. It would follow that bands do the same. Bands will find their own voice at some point (Ian MacKaye Quotes) Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and create our own thing, so the major labels were just always out of our picture, we’re not interested (Ian MacKaye Quotes) I’m not a religious person, and I’m not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I do like having some sort of communal gathering, and having some sense of peoples (Ian MacKaye Quotes) Joe Strummer, Johnny Rotten, and Ian MacKaye were all people who really made me see things differently (Ian MacKaye Quotes)

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