164 Quotes by Ian Mackaye
"Bars are meeting places and places to unwind. But at some point, what is culture unwinding from, and why can't they meet anywhere else?"
"I had a bartender friend once tell me about a $14.00 shot of vodka, this was years ago it's probably more now. I thought that was crazy. From what I understand, vodka has no taste. I think people like the taste of their money."
"As hard as you try and create narratives about sports, once the ball is in the air, there's not a damn thing you can do about it, it's just very real."
"I don't watch TV but occasionally I'll read the Washington Post. I will say that sports are the only "real thing" on television."
"I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed by a culture of violence."
"I don't think it's an ethical or moral issue, or even that people are stupid, but I do feel like as a culture things are out of balance, perverted, and inverted. Things that are ridiculous are worshipped, and things that are important are ridiculed. I think that's something worth thinking about."
"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."
"Now anyone can move anywhere. I've made deep connections with people around the world since I tour everywhere that I will simply never see again."
"First of all, [St. Stephen's] is a radical church. It was one of the first DC churches to have gay ceremonies. A woman said mass there, which almost got a priest excommunicated there; Black Panthers spoke at the church; it was a sanctuary for civil rights protesters and anti-war protesters."