Minor Threat

, Minor Threat began performing and soon released a song called “Straight Edge” (1981) that is credited with coining the term for the punk movement of the same name, which promotes a drug-and-alcohol-free lifestyle. Many straight edge followers also eschew “promiscuous” sex, caffeine, and eating meat…

band Minor Threat’s 1981 song of the same name. Unlike many hardcore musicians at the time, Minor Threat front man Ian MacKaye was decidedly sober and was frustrated with the scene’s reliance on recreational drugs and alcohol. The lyrics of “Straight Edge” reflected these frustrations, and…