Let's take on the most complicated, difficult problem that we could possibly take on in contemporary American political discourse. We'll make an abortion game.


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Ultimately, I'm not the most prolific person, but I've been doing this for a long time, and ...
IAN MACKAYE
At every election, my vote goes to the candidate less likely to declare war. You're dropping hug...
IAN MACKAYE
I was into Ted Nugent, I was a Nugent guy. I was a skateboarder listening to Ted Nugent.
IAN MACKAYE
Yeah, if someone's selling downloads and collecting money for our songs I would be unhappy about...
IAN MACKAYE
Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and crea...
IAN MACKAYE
I consider the guitar a tool for the most part. I do pick up the acoustic now and then, I certainly ...
IAN MACKAYE
I have thousands of tapes, and photos and fliers, letters, posters, artwork - basically everything t...
IAN MACKAYE
I feel completely fortunate to have this outlet for something I don't really feel like I have a ...
IAN MACKAYE
I stand behind all the lyrics I've ever written; I don't have a problem with that.
IAN MACKAYE
What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continu...
IAN MACKAYE
I'm not a religious person, and I'm not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I ...
IAN MACKAYE
I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend ...
IAN MACKAYE
I just have work to do; I just do it.
IAN MACKAYE
The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out....
IAN MACKAYE
To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
IAN MACKAYE
Music is a language and different people who come along are each using that language to do something...
IAN MACKAYE
An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means yo...
IAN MACKAYE
What we did ten years ago with the Playstation was a phenomenal success story for the company. That ...
IAN JACKSON
I think PSP is going to be the most successful handheld entertainment device ever. What it will do i...
IAN JACKSON
I think it's going to deliver on the promises we've said it's going to and it is going t...
IAN JACKSON
If we deliver on those promises, we'll have done our job, and we did it with PSOne, and we certa...
IAN JACKSON
I'm sorry if the following sounds combative and excessively personal, but that's my general ...
IAN JACKSON
We're going to create a portable handheld environment, and you should expect the same things you...
IAN JACKSON
The hardest thing is the idea. Ideas come from somewhere but as far as we know they come from nowher...
IAN HUNTER
I think writers, by nature, are more observers instead of participators.
IAN HUNTER
It was a labor of love and they did really well.
IAN HUNTER
Other people notice the same things but they don't think to put it to music.
IAN HUNTER
Tell the truth.
IAN HUNTER