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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.

Ian MacKaye

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Ian MacKaye
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: April 16
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I mean, why do people fight over sports? Because of the framework, the schematic of sports, those particular people seize upon these opportunities to be violent. And the number one problem using the same framework would be religion.
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It's so interesting that humanity has to be defined by emotional strife or something. I don't buy into that.
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I'm a fifth generation Washingtonian and I was born and raised here. My kid's a sixth generation Washingtonian. Honestly I wish people didn't move because I love the people of the city.
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In the 90s, there was a yahoo factor where there would be 50 people crowd surfing at one time! It was insane, and it had nothing to do with the music.
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I'm not a sports dude, but I'm interested in the sociological implications of it.
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When you're in a band and write a song on your own, it isn't fully realized until it goes into somebody else's ears.
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