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"(I) Don't smoke Don't drink Don't fuck At least I can fucking think

I can't keep up, Can't keep up Can't keep up Out of step with the world" - Minor Threat- Out Of Step



"The venues first punk performance was an overview of the burgeoning hardcore scene...including Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Black Maket Baby, GI, SOA...13 bands on any bill- even with 20 minute sets- was a bit much. At least one persons attention waned before the night was over, Susie Josephson photographed Alec MacKaye asleep on the steps of the Wilson Center. The photo became the cover of the first Minor Threat EP." - Mark Andersen "Dance Of Days" "What the hell were they thinking?... To set the record straight — Nike never contacted Dischord, nor Minor Threat, to obtain permission to use this imagery, nor was any permission granted. Simply put, Nike stole it and we're not happy about it. We are not yet sure what actions, if any, we can take to stop this campaign." - Ian MacKaye/Dischord

"To longtime fans and supporters of Minor Threat and Dischord, this must seem like just another familiar example of mainstream corporations attempting to assimilate underground culture to turn a buck." - Ian MacKaye/Dischord

"No, they stole it and we're not happy about it. Nike is a giant corporation which is attempting to manipulate the alternative skate culture to create an even wider demand for their already ubiquitous brand. Nike represents just about the antithesis of what Dischord stands for and it makes me sick to my stomach to think they are using this explicit imagery to fool kids into thinking that the general ethos of this label, and Minor Threat in particular, can somehow be linked to Nike's mission. It's disgusting." - Ian MacKaye/Dischord