What does the name FUGAZI mean?
The name ‘Fugazi’ comes from a book that Ian read called “Nam” by Mark Baker. Ian says: “It’s a book of reflections of Vietnam veterans and at one point, this guy said everything was Fugazi. I looked it up in the glossary and it said, ‘fucked up situation’. It was right at the point when we were getting ready to do our first shw and I was desperately trying to come up with a name, anything other than Ian’s New Band. It was really important for me and the band to not be ‘Ian’s New Band’. We all have an equal sharing part.” The actual acronmym FUGAZI means: Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In.
