@theneatyo Dude, that's friggin Ian MacKaye, one of the most influencial musicians in underground music in the last 30 years, almost every band that palys some form of rock, hardcore, punk, alternative or whatever lists him as an influence to them wanting to play music and to the style of music that they write.
Straight Edge can be a lot better than not. But you actually have to believe in it, not just think of it as a diet, or a way to get closer to your favorite band.
OH I THOUGHT U WERE COMMENETING ON THE VIDEO AS IF IT WERE A WHITE POWER SONG ...MY BAD....I WAS GONNA TELL YOU U R A DUMBASS...BUT THATS ME I GUESS :)
I dont smoke, drink, anything like that. I did that before I even knew about minor threat, people call me a straight edge. Im a huge punk rock fan too, it fits perfectly haha
dude i feel like ian i just hate my friends once i became a punk i just started hateing them think ing there bob marly or some gangster pot head i love to get messed up but i am not a jerk or steal or think i am a bad ass
these guys kick so much ass. born too late. fml. not really straightedge, i drink and smoke cigarettes, but that's all. seriously though, i think i know more about it's history than most of the straightedge people where i live. sad.
ian didnt look down at people, get your facts straight straightedge442, do you look down upon people? iunederstand the message hes saying and thats his way of bettering him self and wishes it upon others, and i am not a straight edge but i look up to evryone that is UNLESS there looking down at me and thinking im useless, so piss off, monor threat is a mile stone in the punk genra
I smoke cigarettes and drink, but never in excess, and I never want to be around people trying to "Fuck shit up". I enjoy self-expression and conversation with people, I respect the early straight edge movement because it went against the grain of what "Punk" had become, a bunch of junkies and drunks essentially. Now days it's become incredibly militant in some places, and it's just not cool. I don't want to be hated on for just having a smoke a having a beer....
@AckbarFlakes yea, it really has here too. they call it hate edge. They've turned something good into facism, forcing their views onto others with physical acts of violence. there are groups of them at shows and they harass and attempt to assault people who are smoking cigarettes outside the venue. dunno if they cause problems with the other stuff too (drinking, drugs, sex) because they've only fucked with me when i was smoking cigarettes (don't drink in public, no drugs, no 1-nighters)
@AckbarFlakes straight edge is nothing but the antithesis of the modern degraded and decaying northamerican violent culture,period,it has nothing to do with being violent against people who drink or smoke or do drugs,straight edge is,or was a movement that promoted social change,but the new generations are destroying the real movement,they only care about being tough,tattooed,and violent,so fuck them,I'm bringing this back
Eh, minor threat is a good band. I love them but fuck straight edge. I smoke dope? So what. I'm not going to stop blazing for a movement hell no. And call me worthless call me stupid. But I know my limit and I know when to do it. Yea I do it in peace I don't go out fucking people over or anything. I'm a peaceful person. So what's so wrong with that?
@jlbroich nothing, hes just saying he doesnt want to be a worthless piece of shit,causing dumb problems for no reason other than boredom and an altered mind
@jlbroich nothing's wrong, but what's wrong with straight edge, is a personal descision, if you wanna take it good, if don't also good, you're not forced to do anything. what is wrong is intollerance from both sides (sxe and drinkers), live your life with your own rules, that's the message. SxE=Punk
@carnalito81 i hope thats was a joke, if not, DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS MAN HAS GONE ON TO DO WITH HIS LIFE?????? Ian has lived a life most people only get to read about, to this day he has stood by his convictions and it's brought him much success and recognition worldwide, not to mention being a amazing songwriter, the evolution of his art over the years is stunning, same can't be said for most other "punk" bands. Ian MacKaye is the epitome of punk.
@misfitsruby dude come on that's a ridiculous statement to say that the only reason people do drugs is to conform. in my experience and in the experience of plenty of people i know, smoking pot was the first step towards questioning the system and everything we were told growing up. i respect people's decisions to stay away from drugs, but you can't just make large assumptions like that because it makes you sound like an asshole
@misfitsruby this is what i'm talking about, the whole aggressive "conformist" label goes both ways. taking either approach too far is wrong, you need to respect people's choices. you come off very hypocritical. i think you're just "conforming" to the straight edge scene because people told you to. and while it doesn't really matter, i'm actually not a pot head at all. so be careful about how you respond to people. to assume makes an ass out of you and me.
@IAmSoTight1 I was just adding to i9incher's description. Its not just rebelling and being your own individual. Ian has said it himself that it was his way of keeping youth and not doing "grown up" things such as drinking.
Minor threat is amazing, not only did they help form the hardcore scene, but they really demonstrated the power of music. Their music really inspired a lot of punks to stop drinking and doing drugs. They were only together for 2 years and in that time they managed to inspire big bands like Rise Against and Rage Against The Machine. What band does that? Heck if look at any modern hardcore bands influences chances are one of them is Minor threat.
It gets me angry too see what "punk" has become, just plain violence, it's not even about hanging out anymore, now it's about, "Hey let's see how much crap we can do." What happened to just having fun and hanging out with your friends.
@i9incher its not just about rebelling at all actually. Its a way of keeping your youth and not complying to adulthood. its not just about the pressure.
straight edge is a wonderful thing, it enables you to stand up for what you believe in. it lets people know that straight edge punk rockers have just as good of lives, if not better lives, than those who drink, smoke, fight, cause chaos, and randomly have sex with random people. it takes a stand against bad things, which is great. punk rock doesnt mean living a criminal life, its about speaking your views.
@LProck4everGD1 ..... you associate straight edge with that but all that shit you say applies with or without it, people were saying FUCK YOU to conformity long before straight edge.
all the dick straight edge keds need to watch this and learn from it cause they think there better then the ones the drink smoke drug and fuck at random
it sucks how much all these ignorant kids nowadays had too ruin shit up and now EVERYONE thinks that straiht edge is gang related when its really just a philosophy about anti drugs and shit like that. Plus the original straight edgers were positive people not killers and fighters. FUCK FSU, punks fucking ruined that shit. I`m not straight edge but I love HC Punk.
I got my shit together, I smoke dope, I drink beer, I'm also in a punk band as a drummer, and I agree with Ian, I hate people who get rowdy and wreckless and fucked up, some people just can't handle the privlages of accessing those intoxicants. Other than that, MINOR THREAT IS AMAZING. 4:00 - 5:11 gives me chills
@l337m0x ...very well stated...I enjoy getting fucked up to 'Minor Threat' as I sport their shirt. Its been a long held pass time. Some of our scene was Str8 Edge and many of us were not...we didnt enforce any one view & instead embraced many.
i love drinking alcohol i could never be straight edge (until its forced) lol but Minor Threat are still one of the best punk bands of all time =] (ironically me and my mates drink to them alot lol)
@BloodEssential ...absolutely...a great "past time" in our scene as well. Some of us were Str8 and many of us were not. We are punx against oppression of any kind. Free ur mind and or Flex ur head...its ur life...ur call...Cheers!
the sad thing about straight edge is that it has turned in to a joke, you go to a show and you see thies mother fuckers with the Xs on there hands and what they are drinking beer and huffing
straight edge is a fucken great concept - morally unarguable! funny society rarely takes up on this, but only on movements that are negative. straight edgers are to be respected and admired!!!
not really. i respect the straight edge life style and what Ian Makcay originally stood for. but some kids take Straight Edge and flip it around and start looking down on people who aren't straight edge, which pisses me off.
@dfghgtyt being straightedge is intensely personal - not about being "above" it all so much as away from it. that's a pretty sweeping generalization you made.
straight edge is just a label. you're not a better person just because you abstain. respect is earned through your actions in life and interactions with others. admiration is self destructive and idol's are just as addictive as what sxe is struggling against. "morally unarguable" is already a bs statement. the use of drugs is an amoral act. give it a few years and you'll figure it out - or you'll break. either way, who cares?
This is from a documentary called "Another State Of Mind". This is a small segment about Minor Threat but it is mostly about a tour that was done by Social Distortion and Youth Brigade in the summer of 1982.
i love minor threats mentality i smoke cigs and weed but its just like me iv got my mind and i don't do much to interfear with education(not schooling) and i the stupid rhetoric pulsating through peoples mouths like diarrhea
My reasoning is; the fact that one has to chose is bullshit. If you're really straight edge its not even an option or a choice unless you are a jerk and full of shit. I am not straight edge nor do I ever chose to be. So, Bitch all you want. If you're straight edge... you won't give me shit and you will respect my choice. I respect people that are really straight edge... but if its a struggle... you know nothing about straight edge.
You're completely generalizing the concept of abstaining and being "straight edge". "the struggle" has so many different meanings for people. there are those who really want to change there old ways and stop doing drugs and drinking and that can be extremely difficult. others struggle with the isolation and loss of friends because of their choices. and the term straight edge itself, if you want to get technical, should only apply to those who truly follow punk rock and that lifestyle.
so FUCK you, if you honestly think that you somehow solely hold the punk rock straight edge manual in the palm of your hand. go suck on your own pompous dick. YOU have no clue what you're talking about.
If you're having a hard time being straight edge. You aren't straight edge. Its not about denying yourself drugs and stuff. It's about not wanting that kind of lifestyle at all. If you have a hard time resisting drugs/alcohol..etc.. you aren't straight edge. You're just trying to be something you're not.
WHAT THE F U C K IS YOUR REASONING! he probly more straight edge then you are, he has explored both paths and chose the healthier one, THAT is straight edge
Life is pain when you died thats when the pain ends..till that time Im gonna do all the drugs that I can get my hands on except for meth and herion..more drugs!!!
@setyourschoolonfire jesus when did i say i was competing? All i said was that i was straight edge out of choice. People on youtube read what they want to read.
I love the part where Ian is forced to shout without the microphone and the whole room sings along. that's some dedication, I wish people would act this way at our shows...
I'm straight edge. I don't care if people do drugs or drink I just don't like it when people pressure other people to do drugs or drink in order to fit in.
it is punk because it's fighting against people telling you what to do...telling you to drink...telling you to do drugs...and it's just like "fuck you dude, I'm gonna do what I want and your not going to run my life."
@i9incher Great way to think and talk about SxE! I'm SxE too for about 10 years and that's the same way that I think. It's a really great thing to see in other edge's.
i think they made the song about something else but related to what the straight edge is about. i think the fans took it too seriously though, i don't think the members themselves follow straight edge movement.
Well they actually they don't "Follow" the movement they lead it. Though they may not follow the movement, they live the lifestyle and that's what it's about. Not a trend or group or crew..but thinking for yourself. Whether you choose it or not, we all need to make our own choices that's the most important.
Yeah but the "rule" back then was all punks did drugs and got drunk, and EVERYONE started doing it because that's what "punks" did. So they did this sort of as a IN YOUR FACE, i'm still a punk and i'm sober. Also, it's not really a rule. It's a choice. No one NEEDS to be Edge, but some want to be.
i agree, i like minor threat and i totally respect someones personal decisions regarding drinking and drug use, but i don't like strait edge, its not punk. Its to militant.
i hate the arguement between sxe and those who aren't ppl who are sxe get my respect those and who are sxe and give me shit for having a beer and watching a show can get fucked from listening minor threat etc ive decided i can enjoy wat i want aslong as i don't fuck myself up or other ppl the best lesson to be learnt from hxc be true to yourself
The point of being straight edge isn't so you're beating the hell out of everybody who isn't like you, it's so you can thumb your nose at them and say "Ha, in ten years when I've got a good job you'll be in jail." Straight edge is a reaction to idiots who drink and smoke to extremes, not to people who go out to have a good time on a friday night. We just don't like the idiots throwing a bad name on the rest of us punks. True, we did start there, but we sure as hell ain't going back.
holy shit, was that a girl in that sea of manliness at the Minor Threat show?
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GuitarZeroable 2 weeks ago
that guy isn't so tough, he's selling ice cream! what a swell guy! i saw you selling ice cream, pal...
theneatyo 1 month ago
@theneatyo Dude, that's friggin Ian MacKaye, one of the most influencial musicians in underground music in the last 30 years, almost every band that palys some form of rock, hardcore, punk, alternative or whatever lists him as an influence to them wanting to play music and to the style of music that they write.
cloksin 1 month ago
@theneatyo Don't try to deny it! You Ice Cream Eating Motherfucker!
ZRN959 1 day ago
like a boss
NotRealFiction 1 month ago
The last good band Ian was in :/ too bad it was really short-lived..
ZerosPlague 1 month ago
This is from ANOTHER STATE OF MIND
not really a Minor Threat documentary....but good movie
deathbypowerglove 2 months ago
straight edge because they cant get pussy lol ... jk
StonerSkateSpot 3 months ago
wall to wall!
tooluberallem 3 months ago
Boss!
arabianmetalhead99 4 months ago
fuck straight edge bunch of fucken wankers. its all about your mom. fuckin posers but your jams kick ass
198rorivera 5 months ago
@198rorivera you realize your going to get alot of thumbs down? Go complain somewhere else.
misfits765 5 months ago
@198rorivera but i respect that you love the music.
misfits765 5 months ago
Straight Edge can be a lot better than not. But you actually have to believe in it, not just think of it as a diet, or a way to get closer to your favorite band.
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@PitbeastA WHAT WHITE POWER ????
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OH I THOUGHT U WERE COMMENETING ON THE VIDEO AS IF IT WERE A WHITE POWER SONG ...MY BAD....I WAS GONNA TELL YOU U R A DUMBASS...BUT THATS ME I GUESS :)
THUGedu 2 months ago
I was waiting to see Rollins in the Hagen Das
jyo2379 6 months ago 2
man if i saw ian mackay working at my ice cream shop id freaking be speechless ahah
AdamBombThrash 7 months ago
can these guys reunite? Please? Bring this shit back for christ sake
MrBillLumberg 7 months ago
Whats Ian singing in the beginning of this?
gunnare123 7 months ago
@gunnare123 In my eyes, dummy :P
gunnare123 7 months ago
@gunnare123 In My Eye
scottyanthonyrose 6 months ago
@scottyanthonyrose yeah lol, As you can see I answered my own dumb question. ;P
gunnare123 6 months ago
sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll for me.
TheGent85 7 months ago
where can i see the rest of the docu?
tintinbofin 8 months ago
You would think a band like this would've lasted longer than it did. I still respect them though.
Kento617 8 months ago
I dont smoke, drink, anything like that. I did that before I even knew about minor threat, people call me a straight edge. Im a huge punk rock fan too, it fits perfectly haha
IC3S1SN1S 9 months ago
dude i feel like ian i just hate my friends once i became a punk i just started hateing them think ing there bob marly or some gangster pot head i love to get messed up but i am not a jerk or steal or think i am a bad ass
Element4078 9 months ago
these guys kick so much ass. born too late. fml. not really straightedge, i drink and smoke cigarettes, but that's all. seriously though, i think i know more about it's history than most of the straightedge people where i live. sad.
IAmTheUnknownPunk 10 months ago
ian didnt look down at people, get your facts straight straightedge442, do you look down upon people? iunederstand the message hes saying and thats his way of bettering him self and wishes it upon others, and i am not a straight edge but i look up to evryone that is UNLESS there looking down at me and thinking im useless, so piss off, monor threat is a mile stone in the punk genra
johnnydanger69 10 months ago
I smoke cigarettes and drink, but never in excess, and I never want to be around people trying to "Fuck shit up". I enjoy self-expression and conversation with people, I respect the early straight edge movement because it went against the grain of what "Punk" had become, a bunch of junkies and drunks essentially. Now days it's become incredibly militant in some places, and it's just not cool. I don't want to be hated on for just having a smoke a having a beer....
AckbarFlakes 11 months ago 9
@AckbarFlakes yea, it really has here too. they call it hate edge. They've turned something good into facism, forcing their views onto others with physical acts of violence. there are groups of them at shows and they harass and attempt to assault people who are smoking cigarettes outside the venue. dunno if they cause problems with the other stuff too (drinking, drugs, sex) because they've only fucked with me when i was smoking cigarettes (don't drink in public, no drugs, no 1-nighters)
IAmTheUnknownPunk 10 months ago
@AckbarFlakes straight edge is nothing but the antithesis of the modern degraded and decaying northamerican violent culture,period,it has nothing to do with being violent against people who drink or smoke or do drugs,straight edge is,or was a movement that promoted social change,but the new generations are destroying the real movement,they only care about being tough,tattooed,and violent,so fuck them,I'm bringing this back
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yamunaperara 11 months ago
Eh, minor threat is a good band. I love them but fuck straight edge. I smoke dope? So what. I'm not going to stop blazing for a movement hell no. And call me worthless call me stupid. But I know my limit and I know when to do it. Yea I do it in peace I don't go out fucking people over or anything. I'm a peaceful person. So what's so wrong with that?
jlbroich 1 year ago
@jlbroich nothing, hes just saying he doesnt want to be a worthless piece of shit,causing dumb problems for no reason other than boredom and an altered mind
DuppyBruh 1 year ago
@jlbroich nothing's wrong, but what's wrong with straight edge, is a personal descision, if you wanna take it good, if don't also good, you're not forced to do anything. what is wrong is intollerance from both sides (sxe and drinkers), live your life with your own rules, that's the message. SxE=Punk
TheRottenzombie 11 months ago
@jlbroich nobody is saying anythings wrong with it. Its just not their thing. Simple
MrBillLumberg 7 months ago
Nice this world needs a straight edge movement or at least mediocrisy. I am more about an intelligence and rights movement though.
emoguytryingtobepunk 1 year ago
Nice sxe movement isn't bad, if people are smart about it. I am more about an intelligence movement and peace.
emoguytryingtobepunk 1 year ago
this fag shoulda stuck to scoop'n ice cream
carnalito81 1 year ago
@carnalito81 i hope thats was a joke, if not, DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS MAN HAS GONE ON TO DO WITH HIS LIFE?????? Ian has lived a life most people only get to read about, to this day he has stood by his convictions and it's brought him much success and recognition worldwide, not to mention being a amazing songwriter, the evolution of his art over the years is stunning, same can't be said for most other "punk" bands. Ian MacKaye is the epitome of punk.
i smoke pot.
EFK76 1 year ago
@EFK76 yeah it was a joke, i was just being dumb. minor threats will always kick ass. don't worry i know what he and mt did for this music.
carnalito81 1 year ago
@EFK76 ha i love that :3
50BurntIncenseSticks 10 months ago
They should make a ice cream bar called Minor Threat!
Mafiage55 1 year ago
the only reason people do drugs is to conform
misfitsruby 1 year ago
@misfitsruby dude come on that's a ridiculous statement to say that the only reason people do drugs is to conform. in my experience and in the experience of plenty of people i know, smoking pot was the first step towards questioning the system and everything we were told growing up. i respect people's decisions to stay away from drugs, but you can't just make large assumptions like that because it makes you sound like an asshole
LOVEhateHUMANS 1 year ago
@LOVEhateHUMANS
yet you pot heads are still only questioning the system
get out their and fight
misfitsruby 1 year ago
@misfitsruby this is what i'm talking about, the whole aggressive "conformist" label goes both ways. taking either approach too far is wrong, you need to respect people's choices. you come off very hypocritical. i think you're just "conforming" to the straight edge scene because people told you to. and while it doesn't really matter, i'm actually not a pot head at all. so be careful about how you respond to people. to assume makes an ass out of you and me.
LOVEhateHUMANS 1 year ago
@misfitsruby fuck tard
johnnydanger69 10 months ago
@IAmSoTight1 I was just adding to i9incher's description. Its not just rebelling and being your own individual. Ian has said it himself that it was his way of keeping youth and not doing "grown up" things such as drinking.
Nick77076 1 year ago
the kings of straight edge
55555sebas 1 year ago
Minor threat is amazing, not only did they help form the hardcore scene, but they really demonstrated the power of music. Their music really inspired a lot of punks to stop drinking and doing drugs. They were only together for 2 years and in that time they managed to inspire big bands like Rise Against and Rage Against The Machine. What band does that? Heck if look at any modern hardcore bands influences chances are one of them is Minor threat.
opivy07 1 year ago
It gets me angry too see what "punk" has become, just plain violence, it's not even about hanging out anymore, now it's about, "Hey let's see how much crap we can do." What happened to just having fun and hanging out with your friends.
panbread89 1 year ago
fuck straight edge!
humanoflife 1 year ago
@humanoflife
there's nothing wrong with straight edge, just don't judge those who don't follow you.
that being said MINOR FUCKING THREAT. WE WANT YOU BACK.
kbizzle999 1 year ago
@i9incher its not just about rebelling at all actually. Its a way of keeping your youth and not complying to adulthood. its not just about the pressure.
Nick77076 1 year ago
@Nick77076 it's actually about being your own person and not being what THEY want you to be.
IAmSoTight1 1 year ago
spelled it wrong
Minor Threat !
BarrioPunkRock 1 year ago
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BarrioPunkRock 1 year ago
this is from the movie " Another state of mine"
MrCek101 1 year ago
minor threat is the bee's knees
so is straight edge!!!
MansourtheAmazing 1 year ago
minor threat is the bee's knees
MansourtheAmazing 1 year ago
ian speaks the truth! be against wat u do NOT believe in and THAT is punk!!
kjah4201 1 year ago
This guy is a Jehova witness!!!
xicozico 1 year ago
don't smoke, don't drink, don't fuck. at least i can fucking think.
owlertheprowler 1 year ago
does Ian hit the guy in the yellow shirt at 4:16?
SSDecontrol94 1 year ago
@SSDecontrol94
nah
klingonz13 1 year ago
@SSDecontrol94 I think so...
straightedge442 1 year ago
straight edge is a wonderful thing, it enables you to stand up for what you believe in. it lets people know that straight edge punk rockers have just as good of lives, if not better lives, than those who drink, smoke, fight, cause chaos, and randomly have sex with random people. it takes a stand against bad things, which is great. punk rock doesnt mean living a criminal life, its about speaking your views.
LProck4everGD1 1 year ago
@LProck4everGD1 Straight Edge Is A Fashion, nothing more, nothing less...
TheBookWorld 1 year ago
@TheBookWorld that honestly makes zero sense
tob1203 1 year ago
@LProck4everGD1 ..... you associate straight edge with that but all that shit you say applies with or without it, people were saying FUCK YOU to conformity long before straight edge.
TheNEWBobDylan 1 year ago
all the dick straight edge keds need to watch this and learn from it cause they think there better then the ones the drink smoke drug and fuck at random
BigJulesSays 1 year ago
One of the greatest Hardcore-Bands ever
VeganReaction 1 year ago
Str8 or not... Free ur mind and or flex ur head...ur life ...ur call....
bgdknk 1 year ago
it sucks how much all these ignorant kids nowadays had too ruin shit up and now EVERYONE thinks that straiht edge is gang related when its really just a philosophy about anti drugs and shit like that. Plus the original straight edgers were positive people not killers and fighters. FUCK FSU, punks fucking ruined that shit. I`m not straight edge but I love HC Punk.
cogfy 1 year ago 3
is ian autistic? he sounds really weird.
subliminallz 1 year ago
@subliminallz What!? Look at any Fugazi clip and that should answer your question!
pseudokowski 1 year ago
I totally agree with Ian.
His straightedge view is mine too.
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deathbypowerglove 1 year ago
I love doing drugs !!
lordburzum 1 year ago
@lordburzum...Cheers!!!
bgdknk 1 year ago
I Might be an adult but im MINOR AT HEART!!!
We are just a MINOR THREAT!!
Sasukingu 1 year ago 2
I got my shit together, I smoke dope, I drink beer, I'm also in a punk band as a drummer, and I agree with Ian, I hate people who get rowdy and wreckless and fucked up, some people just can't handle the privlages of accessing those intoxicants. Other than that, MINOR THREAT IS AMAZING. 4:00 - 5:11 gives me chills
l337m0x 1 year ago
@l337m0x ...very well stated...I enjoy getting fucked up to 'Minor Threat' as I sport their shirt. Its been a long held pass time. Some of our scene was Str8 Edge and many of us were not...we didnt enforce any one view & instead embraced many.
bgdknk 1 year ago
I've got my head straight and i've got my shit together yet i still occasionally smoke pot. Is that straight edge? That's what Ian Mckay said.
dfghgtyt 1 year ago
aw MINOR THREAT, good band,
beastly1989 1 year ago
@beastly1989 thats so weird! in a way it always sounded like they were XD
skeleboy6 1 year ago
i love drinking alcohol i could never be straight edge (until its forced) lol but Minor Threat are still one of the best punk bands of all time =] (ironically me and my mates drink to them alot lol)
BloodEssential 1 year ago
@BloodEssential ...absolutely...a great "past time" in our scene as well. Some of us were Str8 and many of us were not. We are punx against oppression of any kind. Free ur mind and or Flex ur head...its ur life...ur call...Cheers!
bgdknk 1 year ago
I LOVE this music and I am definitely into all the stuff they preach against.
TheMikeAmerica 1 year ago
FUCKING EPIC!!! SHIT!!
MUNCHDUDE 1 year ago 2
xXx
reagentz 1 year ago
it's funny to see how well spoken ian has become over the years.
skaneverdies 1 year ago 18
@skaneverdies Even between then and the Fugazi days.
theghostsofgiants 1 year ago
the sad thing about straight edge is that it has turned in to a joke, you go to a show and you see thies mother fuckers with the Xs on there hands and what they are drinking beer and huffing
misfit90666 1 year ago
Although I had my partying years, too many, I love the attitude Ian emits.
bobbyfan418 1 year ago
Wow video of Ian working the ice cream store him and henry rollins worked before henry went to Black Flag. Wow.
dumb14wanker 1 year ago
Ian talks so fucking wierd
SheepYardMasters 2 years ago
@SheepYardMasters i know right, it really adds a cool tone to his singign but hsi talking voice sound slike he is really sick.
dumb14wanker 1 year ago
I been straight edge for 1 month, and I feel great!
neoninja669 2 years ago
i would love to go to a decent hardkor gig, the punk gigs in bristol are mostly SHIT
138FrOsTy138 2 years ago
straight edge is a fucken great concept - morally unarguable! funny society rarely takes up on this, but only on movements that are negative. straight edgers are to be respected and admired!!!
aufifob 2 years ago 3
I'll respect a straight edger the day they stop looking down on other people.
dfghgtyt 1 year ago 20
those are some very broad strokes you're painting with there. it sounds a lot like you're the elitist.
skaneverdies 1 year ago
not really. i respect the straight edge life style and what Ian Makcay originally stood for. but some kids take Straight Edge and flip it around and start looking down on people who aren't straight edge, which pisses me off.
dfghgtyt 1 year ago 3
@dfghgtyt being straightedge is intensely personal - not about being "above" it all so much as away from it. that's a pretty sweeping generalization you made.
fetusmarsala 1 year ago
@dfghgtyt Looking down on others was the direct antithesis of Ian's mentality.
Don't make any dumb-ass remarks about the username either. It would be incredibly unoriginal.
straightedge442 10 months ago
@straightedge442 fuck tard
johnnydanger69 10 months ago
@dfghgtyt the striaght edgers who look down at you are not straight edge lol
CammanderKhan 8 months ago 2
@dfghgtyt he says in the interview that he doesnt think hes better than anyone because hes straight edge.
MrBillLumberg 7 months ago
@dfghgtyt im straight edge and i dont look down on other people. but i dont want your respect
big0ginge 7 months ago
@dfghgtyt alot of edgers DONT look down on other ppl
USHARDY 4 months ago 8
straight edge is just a label. you're not a better person just because you abstain. respect is earned through your actions in life and interactions with others. admiration is self destructive and idol's are just as addictive as what sxe is struggling against. "morally unarguable" is already a bs statement. the use of drugs is an amoral act. give it a few years and you'll figure it out - or you'll break. either way, who cares?
alexasz1 1 year ago 3
where is this from?
SSDecontrol94 2 years ago
This is from a documentary called "Another State Of Mind". This is a small segment about Minor Threat but it is mostly about a tour that was done by Social Distortion and Youth Brigade in the summer of 1982.
TruemetalandpunkONLY 2 years ago
Wouldn't it be awesome if Minor Threat got back together?
tenchi100 2 years ago
no not really. it's done and done. Almost 30 years broken up at this point. Let it go.
bentnosewp 2 years ago
i love minor threats mentality i smoke cigs and weed but its just like me iv got my mind and i don't do much to interfear with education(not schooling) and i the stupid rhetoric pulsating through peoples mouths like diarrhea
Fallinldols 2 years ago 2
they didnt like to get fucked up and rowdy but they had alot of fuckin fun im sure
Fallinldols 2 years ago
I was never sXe but this band was way more than that!!! Fn' great!!!
MrChattyO 2 years ago 2
The Mormons love this shit.
asubjectiveopinion 2 years ago
why did he hit the fans??? :S
sinnermeister 2 years ago
My reasoning is; the fact that one has to chose is bullshit. If you're really straight edge its not even an option or a choice unless you are a jerk and full of shit. I am not straight edge nor do I ever chose to be. So, Bitch all you want. If you're straight edge... you won't give me shit and you will respect my choice. I respect people that are really straight edge... but if its a struggle... you know nothing about straight edge.
ximiusz1 2 years ago
@ximiusz1
You're completely generalizing the concept of abstaining and being "straight edge". "the struggle" has so many different meanings for people. there are those who really want to change there old ways and stop doing drugs and drinking and that can be extremely difficult. others struggle with the isolation and loss of friends because of their choices. and the term straight edge itself, if you want to get technical, should only apply to those who truly follow punk rock and that lifestyle.
Cann0nFddr17 1 year ago
@ximiusz1
so FUCK you, if you honestly think that you somehow solely hold the punk rock straight edge manual in the palm of your hand. go suck on your own pompous dick. YOU have no clue what you're talking about.
Cann0nFddr17 1 year ago
If you're having a hard time being straight edge. You aren't straight edge. Its not about denying yourself drugs and stuff. It's about not wanting that kind of lifestyle at all. If you have a hard time resisting drugs/alcohol..etc.. you aren't straight edge. You're just trying to be something you're not.
ximiusz1 2 years ago
WHAT THE F U C K IS YOUR REASONING! he probly more straight edge then you are, he has explored both paths and chose the healthier one, THAT is straight edge
johnnyupchuck 2 years ago
Life is pain when you died thats when the pain ends..till that time Im gonna do all the drugs that I can get my hands on except for meth and herion..more drugs!!!
wisesatyr72 2 years ago
I'm 18 and straight edge. It's tough, I can tell you......
Btw Ian has the coolest speaking voice ;)
00roastedlampost00 2 years ago 2
your totally right, keep goin, your way more straight edge then ian is if u got off drugs
johnnyupchuck 2 years ago
Lol, I never was on drugs....
00roastedlampost00 2 years ago
more straight edge than ian? its not a competition idiot, its being yourself and not being pressured into shit you don't believe in
setyourschoolonfire 2 years ago
@setyourschoolonfire jesus when did i say i was competing? All i said was that i was straight edge out of choice. People on youtube read what they want to read.
00roastedlampost00 2 years ago
roastedlamp i wasn't talking to you dude... i thought johnnyupchuck's comment was pretty stupid, saying "your way more straight edge then ian"
setyourschoolonfire 2 years ago
Ok cool, I got the reply so I assumed it was for me.
00roastedlampost00 2 years ago
punk's gotta be smart, that's the only way they can show people there not fuckin stupid, and give me a bad name
mechanix94 2 years ago
I love the part where Ian is forced to shout without the microphone and the whole room sings along. that's some dedication, I wish people would act this way at our shows...
sorosan 2 years ago
maybe its just because your bands not that good or original
darbylint69 2 years ago
that was exact;y my point )
sorosan 2 years ago
im not trying to be mean or be a asshole you know im just giving my opinion no harsh feeling man
darbylint69 2 years ago
no harm done, I did put a smiley there to show I wasn't offended )
sorosan 2 years ago
At least I'm fuckn trying. What the fuck have you done?
cronosbray 2 years ago 2
I'm straight edge. I don't care if people do drugs or drink I just don't like it when people pressure other people to do drugs or drink in order to fit in.
it is punk because it's fighting against people telling you what to do...telling you to drink...telling you to do drugs...and it's just like "fuck you dude, I'm gonna do what I want and your not going to run my life."
i9incher 2 years ago 42
i totally agree
and im same sxe
shit311 2 years ago
what if u like to drink tho without peer pressure r u against that?
alemx415 2 years ago
no. I don't care if people drink. if you drink your not straight edge but thats ok. just don't pressure me.
i9incher 2 years ago
well i drink smoke but favorite band is minor threat
alemx415 2 years ago
@i9incher Great way to think and talk about SxE! I'm SxE too for about 10 years and that's the same way that I think. It's a really great thing to see in other edge's.
x1bx 1 year ago
@i9incher damn right,spot on there sir
peteron3 1 year ago
Minor threat I saloot U !!
punkdude178 2 years ago
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inurbano 2 years ago
Actually, this is from the documentary State of Alert, featuring Youth Brigade (LA)
dirtyonethirty1 2 years ago
ACTUALLY, its ANOTHER STATE OF MIND. State Of Alert was a hardcore band.
Lordestroyer 2 years ago
i remember straight edge back in 1981/1982 when you had bands like youth of today and we all went around with a X on your left hand.
TheGrippo 2 years ago
PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong, but were'nt Youth of Today part of the whole later 80's NY thing?
MacklinReed 2 years ago
you are right haha.
omothertrucker 2 years ago
I like Drinking
I like Drugs
I like Minor Threat
666daedsidog 2 years ago 4
I like minor threat, I think they are what great punk rock is all about, but, why did they make up the "straight edge" thing?
I thought punk wasn't supposed to have rules?
randomguy1774 2 years ago
i think they made the song about something else but related to what the straight edge is about. i think the fans took it too seriously though, i don't think the members themselves follow straight edge movement.
justinbenson6 2 years ago
Well they actually they don't "Follow" the movement they lead it. Though they may not follow the movement, they live the lifestyle and that's what it's about. Not a trend or group or crew..but thinking for yourself. Whether you choose it or not, we all need to make our own choices that's the most important.
xAndrewDerekx 2 years ago
Yeah but the "rule" back then was all punks did drugs and got drunk, and EVERYONE started doing it because that's what "punks" did. So they did this sort of as a IN YOUR FACE, i'm still a punk and i'm sober. Also, it's not really a rule. It's a choice. No one NEEDS to be Edge, but some want to be.
xAndrewDerekx 2 years ago
Did you even listen to anything Ian said in this interview?
Mugga2 2 years ago 4
i agree, i like minor threat and i totally respect someones personal decisions regarding drinking and drug use, but i don't like strait edge, its not punk. Its to militant.
RunningP123456 2 years ago
whats wrong with people being straight edge, its a choice, it doesnt take away the fact they were punks,
punks dont suppose to have jobs, and many punks over the years have or has had jobs.
arent punk against fitting in society???
Miltonnewyork 2 years ago 5
i think it makes them more of a punk
because it's about challenging the system
bummedoutforlife 2 years ago 3
i hate the arguement between sxe and those who aren't ppl who are sxe get my respect those and who are sxe and give me shit for having a beer and watching a show can get fucked from listening minor threat etc ive decided i can enjoy wat i want aslong as i don't fuck myself up or other ppl the best lesson to be learnt from hxc be true to yourself
whitethrashben 2 years ago
that Baltimore show is such a great moment in punk's history. People... together.... amazing
iowafilmdude22 2 years ago
Straight edge is pretty gay. Minor Threat is pretty awesome.
geroni1971 2 years ago
then you dont understand shit
tjbloodhawk 2 years ago
The point of being straight edge isn't so you're beating the hell out of everybody who isn't like you, it's so you can thumb your nose at them and say "Ha, in ten years when I've got a good job you'll be in jail." Straight edge is a reaction to idiots who drink and smoke to extremes, not to people who go out to have a good time on a friday night. We just don't like the idiots throwing a bad name on the rest of us punks. True, we did start there, but we sure as hell ain't going back.
SilverSteel33 2 years ago
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Shelter1284 2 years ago
you don't agree with anything i have to say because you have no idea who the fuck i am.
so don't even stat acting like you know.
TOXIC00L 2 years ago
damn ...*start
TOXIC00L 2 years ago