“I put on some make-up, turn on the 8-track, and I'm pulling the wig down from the shelf - suddenly I'm Miss… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
To me, I think of the '70s as being this glorious decade where I discovered who I was and discovered all these… — Boy George Copy Share Image
I came up playing in both punk rock bands and hip-hop bands, and I found a more universal way of reaching people,… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Looking back on the production of 'Nevermind,' I'm embarrassed by it now. It's closer to a Motley Crue record than it is… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
Style has always been very important to us. We grew up in the '70s. Music was glam rock, punk rock and a… — Nick Rhodes Copy Share Image
Punk rock and metal has always been a home to me, it's where I cut my teeth; and those are the friends… — John Dyer Baizley Copy Share Image
Portland is where all the fringe groups went to escape. Where the outliers brought that DIY, punk rock attitude and made the… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
Triple 6 Mafia and Mystikal in Atlanta was one of my first shows. I remember how sweaty and smashed up everybody was,… — Yelawolf Copy Share Image
One minute I'm the punk rock tattooed guy who had 'Walkin' on the Sun' and all these other songs , and then… — Steve Harwell Copy Share Image
The whole idea of punk rock is that you're dressing yourself in a crazy leather jacket with safety pins and a Mohawk.… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
One of my friends was a stage hand at a Bob Dylan show in the mid-90s and I remember him telling me… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Let's say punk rock was described to you as 'three chords of rock music played roughly.' Would that be sufficient? If you… — Novala Takemoto Copy Share Image
Elvis Presley was rock 'n' roll, I thought that was pretty mediocre. But since that time, the succeeding steps in music has… — Frank Sinatra Jr Copy Share Image
When I started, I was 18 and really into punk rock and just wanted the action. Over the years, I've gravitated towards… — Taylor Steele Copy Share Image
Punk-rock gave music back to people. For a long time, when I was very young, I went to go see arena rock… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I was this Catholic kid, and I never really lost that. I loved the rituals of Catholicism. The mass is a magic… — Jim Carroll Copy Share Image
Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty… — Al Jourgensen Copy Share Image
I love punk rock, The Clash, The Ramones, The Cramps. I love where it all came from, and music for my ears… — Imelda May Copy Share Image
Emo: e-mo 1. A much-maligned, mocked, and misunderstood term for melodic, expressive, and confessional punk rock. — Andy Greenwald Copy Share Image
There's not much music I'll listen to if it doesn't have pretty heavy swing. Rhythm is so important. Punk rock would have… — Greg Ginn Copy Share Image
I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to college 'cause I wasn't smart enough, so I'd resigned myself to… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
“Ed Friedman: [talking about Patti Smith] One time she told me, "Allen Ginsberg thought I was a cute boy and he tried… — Gillian McCain Legs McNeil Copy Share Image
I don't have any phobias with any language, and I've grown up listening to Anglo-American rock n roll as well as Welsh-language… — Gruff Rhys Copy Share Image
I was pretty much into punk rock and that's all I cared about. I was into Green Day and the Ramones. I… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I certainly didn't want to be in a punk rock band, because I had already been in a punk rock band. I… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
In the 1970s, we had Carl Sagan, and he was so suave with his turtleneck and his tweed jacket. And he was,… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I like a lot of the older country stuff. Shoot. We actually do really good in punk rock clubs. I don't really… — Ryan Bingham Copy Share Image
One thing that got me started on it was the jean jacket. It's an item that could make you believe you're in… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had… — Cat Power Copy Share Image
Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I loved Riot Grrl. Not only was it a punk rock revolution, but it meant you could get dressed for a night… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
If you've sold over a million records, you are not punk rock, you are milking the system for everything that it's worth. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
And it's a - it's a term that's based on contempt; it's a term that's based on fashion, style, elitism, satanism, and,… — Iggy Pop Copy Share Image
When you break it all down, my punk rock is my dad's blues. It's music from the underground, and it's real, and… — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
I was talking to somebody about the L.A. hardcore scene, and they were saying that it was hard for them to picture… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
I was a punk rocker when I was a teenager. I wanted to look like Nancy Spungen. I had dyed blonde hair… — Noomi Rapace Copy Share Image
We certainly are proud of our punk-rock heritage, but when people who like other kinds of music are into your band, it's… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
A lot of punk rock. I listen to various stuff just cuz my friends now listen to a lot of different bands.… — Cassie Steele Copy Share Image
I had a band called Infectious Grooves back in the Nineties. That music was really a mixture of styles, and we had… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
The future of punk rock has nothing to do with guitars. Everything interesting that I've heard in years has been nearly all… — Geoff Rickly Copy Share Image
![“Punk-rock gave music back to people. For a long time, when I was very young, I went to go see arena rock bands. I was 16 and it was all I could get in to see, legally. And I saw Led Zeppelin and Ted Nugent and Van Halen and all that. Me and [Minor Threat and Fugazi vocalist] Ian MacKaye would go…” quote by Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6e3/henry-rollins-170_arena_punk-rock-gave-music-back-to-people-for_1340442.png)
![“Ed Friedman: [talking about Patti Smith] One time she told me, "Allen Ginsberg thought I was a cute boy and he tried to pick me up, so I said, "LOOK AT THE TITS, ALLEN! NOTICE THE TITS!” quote by Gillian McCain Legs McNeil](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/eae/gillian-mccain-legs-mcneil-240_allen-ginsberg_ed-friedman-talking-about-patti-smith-on_982985.jpg)
