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I Never, Ever Had It In My Mind That I Wanted To Be In The Record Industry, Because I Still Contend That The Record Industry Is An Insidious Affair. It's This Terrible Collision Between Art And Commerce, And It Will Always Be That Way.

-Ian MacKaye

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I Never, Ever Had It In My

Ian MacKaye

I Never, Ever Had It In My Mind That I Wanted To Be In The Record Industry, Because I Still Contend That The Record Industry Is An Insidious Affair. It's This Terrible Collision Between Art And Commerce, And It Will Always Be That Way.

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