Ian Mackaye : "Why did Minor Threat break up?" (Excerpt from The New York Hardcore Chronicles LIVE!) 

Amazing how a band like MT had such a huge impact with only about 45 minutes worth of recorded music.

"Look Back & Laugh" is such a killer song. Ian's lyrics and delivery are absolutely perfect.

Ian seems to have total recall of every gig he's every played. Wild..

My motto is actually: "At least I'm fucking trying, what the fuck have you done?" TY for that.

Robert Duvall was in Minor Threat???

One of the greatest bands of all time

I always wondered what would have happened if Minor Threat plowed through the 80s evolving their sound

I smiled through this entire video. Thanks Ian.

"We always argued." No, you always argued, Ian.😅

$75 to rent three metal tubes on a wire is outrageous! Thank you for the passion, the music, and the stories.

People love the chimes hahaha

Salad days is transcendent of what minor threat were to that point. Same with them as a five piece, a lot of it was Ian fighting the tide it seems. The acoustic, the chimes, etc is friggin brilliant.

This is a good question. 🤙 And interview. God bless 🙏

Those chimes are the punk rock cowbell.

This was a great interview

The chimes are iconic now.

excellent interview segment

So funny about the chimes, but I think they were definitely worth it.

Sad such an iconic band with all members still alive can’t get back together for some shows.I know the Ramones were always fighting and dysfunctional but I wonder if they could come back they’d do things a little different.

Cool interview. Interesting

In 1991, I went to see Fugazi at a little club in Sacramento and after the show I saw Ian sitting against the wall by in a hallway, basically chilling. I didn’t say hello to him because I thought he was surly, and only years later realized he probably would’ve been nice. I was just a kid.

I like the chimes!

The real question we want to know....."How does that little hat stay on your head?"

love the big boys

Hey Drew, Off topic I know, but is there a way to look through your new york hardcore books online, so I can get an idea if I really want to order them.

❤

A minor threat reunion in 2001 would have been amazing. Minor Threat and Operation Ivy….

I’m sure he remembers the one I was at. He got hit by a car skating and broke his arm.

Great show as usual...Minor Threat along with Iggy and the Misfits were the first punk/hardcore bands I found purely on my own as a teen coming out of the thrash genre in the 80s.Ive seen Fugazi,saw Michael Stipe get beat down in upstate NY at their show in the 90s,saw Ian do a talk at Cochella when I went to see the first stooges reunion etc etc.My point is am I the only one who he puts to sleep,man I dont know if its his voice or what but wow...I feel like hes one of those people that would be talking right to you face to face and youd be zoning out thinking about going to get your oil changed later or something,and youd just say "yeah thats cool man."I can see how Rollins and him are friends but only part of Rollins personality is there when they are around each other.Idk I cant explain it.

Imagine a bill with Minor Threat and Trouble Funk.

You know what would be good now. Fugazi touring.

Love this. $75 for chimes lol

Face it, their hearts were not into Hardcore anymore...

PUNKS NOT DEAD!!!🔥

All i had up untill now was from an interview with Ian: “During a Minutemen show, someone came up on stage and punched my brother (the drummer Alec) in the face, and i was like, that’s it, it ‘s over, i’m done”. I didn’t know about not getting along anymore or musical differences. Too bad they never re-united. I feel it’s too late now. Last summer Pennywise did “Minor Threat”. Man, that was great. And i saw Drew doing Filler and another one with Antidote NYC in Belgium, their first euro gig.

That's what I like about Minor Threat. " I meant it and I mean it. My lyrics I didn't fuck around ".

Nostalgia is the most Powerful Positive Human Emotion.

They were kids and they grew apart as they aged up

What was the direction the band wanted to go into?

😎🫡☕✍️

Minor threat couldn’t age. Appropriate they didn’t.

Who was Ian's father again?

wasn't trouble funk a go-go band?

Jeff is a businessman, Ian is Dalai Lama

Essential punk

The hat looks so dumb😂

0:14 for some weird gibberish.

espAÑOL WEY

Because they had Minor success amd made no money.

being a vegan was not good for him, still loved the music

Hey does anyone know if cashing in is a tongue and check sex pistols check. It reminds of emi a little. It feel very purposeful. Am i the only one who thinks this?

nO SUB SPANISH

Just how many booster shots have you had Ian? I'll bet a lot.

Why is that hat so far back it's just like stuck to the back of his head like one of those Jewish hats LMFAO 😂

$75 to rent three metal tubes on a wire is outrageous! Thank you for the passion, the music, and the stories.