-When, how, and where did Fugazi form?

> WE'VE ALL KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE THE EARLY 80'S HAVING GROWN UP TOGETHER IN THE D.C. PUNK SCENE. JOE AND I FIRST STARTED PLAYING TOGETHER IN 1986, AND BRENDAN STARTED PLAYING WITH US AT THE BEGINNING OF 87. WE PLAYED OUR FIRST SHOW AS A THREE PIECE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1987. GUY WAS OUR ROADIE FOR A COUPLE OF SHOWS, BUT JOINED THE BAND A FEW MONTHS LATER.

-Who are the original members, and who waas added or lost?

IAN MACKAYE, GUY PICCIOTTO, JOE LALLY, BRENDAN CANTY. IT'S STILL THE ORIGINAL LINE-UP, AND IF ANYONE LEFT THE BAND WE WOULD STOP. JERRY BUSHER, A LONG-TIME FRIEND AND OUR ROADIE FOR 6 YEARS HAS BEEN PLAYING PERCUSSION AND SECOND DRUMS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

-Who are the bands influences?

PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST MUSICAL INFLUENCES WOULD BE THE BANDS COMING OUT OF THE D.C. SCENE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

-Do you prefer performing live, or recordding?

PLAYING LIVE.

-What are the goals for the band?

OUR ONLY GOALS ARE TO WRITE AND PLAY MUSIC, AND TO BE CHALLENGED AND INTERESTED IN THE PROCESS.

-What's the weirdest/funniest thing that''s ever happened at a show?

IT WOULD BE HARD TO SAY WHAT THE WEIRDEST OR FUNNIEST THING WOULD BE, BUT I FELL THROUGH A STAGE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA IN 1993 AND THAT WAS CERTAINLY A STRANGE SENSATION.

-If you could meet anyone alive, dead, orr fictional, who would it be?

MY MOTHER'S FATHER, GEORGE GARNER, OR JIMI HENDRIX

-Anything else you'd like to add?

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
-IAN/FUGAZI