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I've had people call me from bands that are very popular, and they're like, "what do we do? we want to do what you do." it's almost impossible to do what i do, because you would have to start in 1980. you can't just do it.
-Ian MacKaye
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I've Had People Call Me From Bands

Ian MacKaye
I've had people call me from bands that are very popular, and they're like, "what do we do? we want to do what you do." it's almost impossible to do what i do, because you would have to start in 1980. you can't just do it.
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