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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Ian MacKaye

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2009

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Ian MacKaye is a punk rock legend. His bands have included Minor Threat, Fugazi and most recently The Evens. He joined us live on stage in Washington DC.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Pat Healy from Los Angeles, California.

0:03.0

Hi, I'm Matt from St. Louis, Missouri.

0:05.0

I'm David Holland from Linwood, Kansas.

0:08.0

The Sound of Young America is an independent production supported by listeners like me.

0:12.0

If you'd like to support the show like I did,

0:14.0

visit MaximumFund.org and click on Donate.

0:16.0

I'm Jesse Thorne, live on tape from My House in Los Angeles.

0:20.0

It's the Sound of Young America from MaximumFund.org and PRI, public radio, international.

0:31.0

Before we talk to DC Punk veteran Ian McKay,

0:34.0

let's hear a bit of waiting room.

0:36.0

The first song from Fugazi's eponymous, 1988 debut EP.

1:00.0

I am a patient boy, the way I wait, I wait, I wait.

1:12.0

My time to watch out the train.

1:16.0

Everybody in the movie, everybody in the movie,

1:20.0

everybody in the movie, everybody in the movie,

1:22.0

please don't leave me to remain.

1:27.0

From the way I'm out of the door,

1:29.0

I'm out of the door, I'm out of the door,

1:32.0

I'm out of the door,

1:34.0

my day, I'm sitting outside of town,

1:36.0

everybody going down to the ground,

1:39.0

because I can't get out.

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