Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ian Lara breaks down the New York standard he learned at The Cellar: five to seven nights a week, multiple sets a night, and zero tolerance for long silences. Watching Mark Normand, Joe List, Roy Wood Jr., and a parade of killers taught him there are many ways to destroy, but the only path that lasts is finding your way and bringing it every show. He also shares the reality that unknown club assassins can out-kill the biggest names and why that pressure makes you better fast.

Full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=Kjr69bx3Ht8

Watch Ian’s new special “Material Boy” this Friday: youtube.com/watch?v=ioYYlx0rt4Q

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