It's so interesting that humanity has to be defined by emotional strife or something. I don't buy into that.
Ian MacKayeAs far as the bands that are reforming now, it's always nice to see old friends and hear some of those great songs, but it's just not our thing.
Ian MacKayeI do remember seeing Godspell or Jesus Christ Superstar, one of those. It was a liberation theology venue. Anything radical seemed to be accepted there. I definitely picked up the idea there that you should question authority.
Ian MacKayeI work at a record label where I have archives. These things [memorabilia] occurred and are important to somebody, and they're important to me. I find the record industry largely repellent. This music, the Teen Idles, all of that stuff, is important to me. I don't have lawyers, an agent or a manager. However I find the music industry largely repellent. I just make records because that's what I love to do. So I think that era, those pieces of media, I keep in my collection.
Ian MacKaye