Funny Fugazi Interview 1989
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Funny interview by clueless cameraman with Ian MacKaye (and his mom) and Guy Picciotto after the show at the Alternatives Festival in Washington D.C. in 1989. You can watch the full video here:
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"Does your mom like it"
Aw, Ian's mom looks nice! What a sweet old lady.
That unibrow is relentless, just like his vocals.
@rong2912
Жыл бұрын
Their only good song uses Ian
@moss42069
Жыл бұрын
@@rong2912 how does it feel to be so so wrong
@rong2912
Жыл бұрын
@@moss42069 You tell me, since you're the professor in that subject.
@morgellon7877
Жыл бұрын
@@rong2912 Just because he's a professor doesn't mean he's a mind reader.
@podomuss
Жыл бұрын
@@rong2912you are truly a dumbass if you think Fugazi only has one good song
"This apartment building influences my music" "It's an office building" LOOOOOL
@blonkeddleharvey2308
4 ай бұрын
"Yes, it is"
"That's an office building." "Yes it is."
I seen Fugazi a bunch a times, but the show they did in the late 90's at the Pallaidium in NYC was most memorable. I was on line and Ian was passing by and I gave the guy a wave, he stopped shook hands and just started bullshittin, what a cool fucking dude. That guy is what being in a band is all about.
Ian has that "you're an idiot" face on lol
We owe that building a huge debt of gratitude.
that building must be like the greatest muse ever
ian mckaye with hair is weird
I spoke with Ian on one occasion at Gilman St, I'd guess around 88 or 89 and I'd have to say that he was one of the nicest and most genuine people I have met to this day.
i interviewed ian for an upcoming evens tour in 2007, my first job working for a music paper out of journalism school. we had a 25 minute slot booked; we talked for an hour. he's principled, which puts off some people, i get it. but he was super nice to me, spoke way longer than he had to, didn't give arsey responses to any of my boring questions that i was obliged to ask (fugazi etc) and made jokes the whole time. he's great and i hope i have the opportunity to talk to him one day again.
@SeaUrchinFilms
10 ай бұрын
You probably had a good energy when you asked the questions, so he behaved nicely. It sounds to me that the interviewer has no energy in his voice or no real interest for the band, and he got ironic answers because the questions were silly. He didn't come up as aggressive, just as someone who doesn't have time for tedious people.
they just love doing interviews don't they
@muddyruckus
4 жыл бұрын
Can't imagine why 🤔
I play music because a piano fell on my head when I was a small child... I’ve never been the same since
This was fantastic to see! Thank you for sharing. I live in El Paso, Texas and they were one of the few bands that always stopped here on their tours. And they only charged $5 for the show! I have a lot of respect for them because of that. They chose to keep the price of their tickets afforadable so EVERYONE can enjoy, together. Down to earth musicians are the best! It's all about integrity.
@dyr234
3 жыл бұрын
you like at the drive in?
@cutecat3662
3 жыл бұрын
@@dyr234 both of bands also tour Together so yeah i like both bands
@dyr234
3 жыл бұрын
@@cutecat3662 really? Fugazi and atdi toured together?
@cutecat3662
3 жыл бұрын
@@dyr234 atdi open for fugazi around in/casino/out era you can check fugazi or atdi Wikipedia.
@dyr234
3 жыл бұрын
@@cutecat3662 wow, i know they were huge fugazi fans. That must have been incredible.
That got an ActuLOL when he turned round and went 'do you like my music mom? .. yes she does!' Ian MacKaye, what a legend.
Guy here looks a bit like Bert from sesame street. :D
Shouts out to Ian McKaye's mama!!!
@itsMrNoble
3 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Ginger.
Saw The boys in an abandoned church in Texas.... AMAZING
@dyr234
3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome.
Damn, why won't Picciotto release some solo material? I love that guys songs..
I can't give you much more than that...
I like how Joe was in the background the whole time but wasn't interviewed...
It may be the 90s but this shit is timeless.
i love the shot of Ian and his mom, so you can see how similar they look.
Realest character in all of music........
yes fugazi can be seen as aggressive...., i think you can listen to 'aggressive' music without being an aggressive person. Point being, he has his mother side of stage listen to this set and she is 'supportive' of the way he expresses himself. All true musicians create music from life experience and all music lovers enjoy what they can relate too.
so straight to the point but so brilliant...
Damn mediaburn comes through with another classic
thanks!
Agreed chunk1bunk! Nice to meet a fellow Fugazi fan.
sooo i guess the camerman never even heard of fugazi before that haha
Wow i finlly learned how to say his last name , but now ive got to deal with "ggee"?
@xavierrose2315
4 жыл бұрын
That needed to be clarified
Guy piccioto tired and just give him a honest answer. Awesome
Hey dudes, I just wanted to let everyone know that some buddies and myself made a music magazine that features interviews with Ian Mackaye, Henry Rollins, Mark Arm and Jacob Bannon. You can view it online for free at signed magazine 3 Dot com. We're a bunch of broke college students, so we've resorted to atypical ways of telling people about our zine. Ian is a truly great guy. Cheerz
@kiwipalace
5 жыл бұрын
looked it up & i enjoyed it 👍
They played 7th St. Entry around this time. Ian said $5 to get in. The venue tried charging $7 so Ian said they would not play until it was lowered to 5.
Lets just interview buddy’s mom. She looks so sweet
gotta love Guy's unibrow!
haha it seems as if an interview were the last thing guy and ian wanted to do that day. i've met them both and they're actually quite nice, genuine and patient human beings. however, I did meet them post fugazi, and this was back when they still had their youthful fire if you will, i guess. it's pretty funny either way, though
Guy's eyebrows rule the atmosphere!!! JW
Guy actually reminds me of my cousin lol.
@clovismcpony In 1988 I talked to Guy before the Lafayette Park show and he was as nice as could be to me, answered my questions about Rites of Spring since I barely knew of Fugazi still as they were so new and told me to have a great day when he had to get ready for their set. This interviewer was just lame.
Ian is really Elias Koteas from Some Kind of Wonderful.
hey media burn why the tiny screensize on your website :(
I saw Fugazi in 1990 at a show in the U.K. at an art school in Canterbury (now the University of Kent) . They were exhausted and Ian had flu but still managed to play an intense show . The crowd was a curious mix of hardcore kids , punks , students and a very lively group of travellers /crusties with their dogs . The show stopped at one point because Guy had an altercation with a few of them - there was no violence but it could've happened . Guy apologised from the stage and that was it . Those early shows were so unpredictable as there was never any security, the venues were so low key and Fugazi would always attract a sizeable crowd of disparate kids .
They got it from a collection of vietnam war stories it means a situation is screwed up, kinda like Fubar. It's also italian slang for "fake" which I think is pretty cool, but I don't think they knew that at the time.
Just remembered it! "Happy go Licky"... One album though. It was... "will play".. ?
I love Ian's mum
@terryowah lawl at anyone who says Fugazi sucks at making music, too bad they are one of the most inspirational bands of all time.
That building does look like something they'd put on an album cover
hahaha, this is awesome.
Uni-brow. When did Bert become a member of Fugazi?
That being said, exhausted and having this knob with a camera buzzing around would try anyone's patience.
The other guy in fugazi besides Ian looks just like Bert from sesame street.
@Brokenface
10 ай бұрын
The other guy is called Guy
Sweet JEEEBUS!!!! I should be flogged... Joe Lally is the bassist... lol. Sorry, i meant Brendan [Canty]. The 2nd drummer on the tour [or at least in the Mpls show] was Jerry Busher...
I'm a big Fugazi fan. I know Guy and Ian are joking around. Although some people , the cameraman in particular, does not know this. So the attitude of both really dissapionted me.
I like this band so much that I overlook how they mispronounce their band name
...i don't understand the last question of the cameraman...?
Hell yeah! Same thing happened to me when they played First Avenue in Minneapolis for "the Arguement" tour. These guys are anything BUT jerks when a person treats them like regular guys.
Love how he cuts the Neanderthal interviewer short.
What park is this in?
Those sesame street eyebrows. Who can forget that
ahahaha guy is so qt
lol that's great...fugazi has some awesome music :):)
so funny... why is this SO FUNNY?
@chunk1bunk same here, im black, and i like 'em. their bass lines are sick, and the guys voice. i hear reggae and funk influences in their music, so i dont think they are. :)
Then it begs the question, why are you watching an interview with him?
@clovismcpony What else do you want? They were just friendly and honest. The interviewer wasn't Mr Inspiration was he?
@glorp896 They were giving the interviewer precisely the type of response he deserved.
He did... Just cant remember the name of the band. :(
omg MacKaye had hair!
Who gave the special kid a camera?
Coolest eyebrow ever
I don't think this video was filmed in 1989, those people don't look that oldschool
Is this the same Ian MacKaye from the right >>>>>>>>>. related videos
That is it!
@Solid1rock ....cont. There were plenty of people smoking cigarettes outside the show, but he went after the person who didn't have his head shaved, wasn't dressed in all black, and rolled his own tobacco. He was in such a rush to push his straight edge agenda on us that he almost got the shit beat out of him. And what for? Because Ian MacKaye told him to? Because he was concerned about my friend's health or second hand smoke? NO! He did it to try & act the part he had seen others do.
Guy is summoning his John Cassavetes.
the word Fugazi cames from a 2nd war slang that Italian army used to talk that means "Fucked". This word cames again with Vietnan War but this time was used from american army.
ian looks worried for the sped with the camera
fucking icons
excellence.
its an office building...
DC PPL... are very straight forward and have A great Sense of Humor!... I like that,.... Met Henry Rollins this year... Ian and Hank have almost the same Mannerisms... its uncanny!
lol yeah. Too bad it doesn't look like they're going to get back together though. I never got to see them live
its a pretty pedantic difference, if'n u take Guy at what he insinuates is some sort of crusade against post modern architecture.
0:52 if that guy is name "Guy Picciotto" you ought to read OUR BAND COULD BE YOUR LIFE and you laugh
I can totally understand how that would turn you off. But think about it. They just want to be looked at as normal people, and signing autographs makes them more than that.
wait... so if i go stand in front of that apartment building ill be inspired with musical geniousness? HOLY. FUCK.
Worder man worder
0m30s mom likes it!
haha :D You like my music mum? Yeah she does
AWKWARD EINBROW
i think of him as prob. a genius.
Fugazi are not/were not racist. Ian MacKaye is not/was not racist, nor was his first band Minor Threat. Okay? It's REALLY not even a discussion.
Does anyone know the specifics of why the interviewer is getting curt answers? Was the band purposely trying to avoid giving the interviewer anything of worth, or was the interviewer being a pest and trying to elbow his way in at inappropriate times or something?
@raffy_rodriguez
10 жыл бұрын
This was a time in Fugazi's career when they were very full of themselves and thought that they were hotter shit than they actually were. They try to make themselves come across as so deep and intellectual that if you dare even have a question about who they were or what they were doing you clearly weren't smart enough to understand them anyways so they are just going to treat you like shit for it now. I love Fugazi's music, but they definitely think they're more important than they actually are.
@rymccoy
9 жыл бұрын
Fugazi was never huge on interviews. Especially ones with completely idiotic questions.
@connorferrand527
7 жыл бұрын
DuppyBruh they're giving him the cold shoulder because he's asking dumb ass questions. Listen to the questions the guy is asking.
@latinolawdog5067
5 жыл бұрын
Probably because the interviewer is serving up lazy, half-hearted questions with no real interest in the band or their music. I wouldn't treat him with any respect either.
I'm just curious... did you mean to write LSD? or LDS (i.e. Latter Day Sainta, a.k.a. the Mormons). Because the mormons are a total cult. I just thought it was kind of funny if you meant to type LSD, got it wrong, and actually made more sense with a typo...
guy is one jacked up looking dude
0:44... ahhh sweet pure cocaine circa 1980. Too bad I missed it, but fortunately I have a few boulders kicking around :))
@kingcobrajfsofficial
5 жыл бұрын
You're an idiot.
Lol they look so annoyed, they clearly did not want to be interviewed.
i been reading this back n forth about them being racist or not for the longest while and i jus gotta say this... am black and live in the caribbean and Fugazi's music is the best i've heard in a long time.. note i said their MUSIC! ppl need to evolve from this whole "are they racist or not" mentality and jus listen to the effin music yo..