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This sounds very strange to the uninitiated, but I grew up in a part of the punk music scene that was rebelling against drugs and alcohol. As someone who has never had a drink, I've never seen the appeal, and I always wonder why more people don't give it up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_edge


I love straight edge music. Some of my favorite memories of the early 90's are from living in a squat where we would get some money together, get a keg and get trashed listening to Fugazi's Repeater.

Which also might sound strange to the uninitiated: we rebelled against straight edge people.


Same reason people don't give up their morning latte, a relationship, food, behavior, or anything else that brings them pleasure.


Your comment made me try this URL which works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sXe


even better: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/xvx


This is actually pretty big in Sydney, and I was inspired by a few people I'd met that were in hardcore / punk bands that were all straight edge!


Wikipedia Straight Edge is the link bellow




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