I kind of idolized older punk-rock and hip-hop bands, and I was, like, 15 when I started the Beastie Boys. And what… — Mike D Copy Share Image
Then the early punk rock period with Television and the Ramones. That's what I loved- that's what I was listening to immediately… — Arto Lindsay Copy Share Image
I enjoy everything. I actually do listen to everything. In high school, I listened to a lot of metal and punk rock. — Tim Schafer Copy Share Image
They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising, it won't… — Billy Idol Copy Share Image
My perfect day would start with a kiss from my daughter. I would drive her to school listening to our favourite punk… — Bianca Balti Copy Share Image
I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the… — Dee Dee Ramone Copy Share Image
Rock and roll is not an instrument. Rock and roll isn't even a style of music. Rock and roll is a spirit… — MC Ren Copy Share Image
There was something punk rock about Bobby Kennedy not going where the pollsters said or where consultants said. He was unmoored from… — Beto O'Rourke Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, science meshed with my developing ideals - such as the challenge to authority that was central to… — Greg Graffin 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 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
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
Me personally, I side more with punk rock bands. I grew up with The Misfits, The Dead Boys, The Damned, Dropkick Murphys,… — Andy Biersack Copy Share Image
I was an angry young man, as you say. I was a punk rocker, blaming the government, corporations, and anything external, like… — Mark Coleman 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
I've been trying to challenge myself to be more explicit. I've always liked punk rock and Sonic Youth. I make that music… — Sufjan Stevens 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
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
Every girl wants songs written about her. Even the most hardened tattoo-covered punk rock girl would love a nice ballad written for… — Eef Barzelay 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
You were sorta punk rock, I grew up on hip hop but you fit me better than my favourite sweater, and I… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
Just from the beginning, I really liked playing around with tape recorders. And then, when I got into punk rock, I only… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Punk rock seemed to make sense. I was listening to The Clash and I really loved their social messages and they have… — Justin Sane Copy Share Image
If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful. — Johnny Ramone 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
There is a community in hip-hop. It doesn't seem like that anywhere else, except maybe in punk rock. But punk rock is… — Ad-Rock Copy Share Image
Punk, and rock in general, is often very myopic. When people sing about "the world," they're generally focused almost entirely on the… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
Is punk rock really music, or is it really just an attitude? I get into that discussion with people all of the… — Tim Commerford Copy Share Image
Sometimes, if you want to be happy, you've got to run away to Bath and marry a punk rocker. Sometimes you've got… — Julie Powell Copy Share Image
This hair has a reputation of being stereotypically punk rock, and I'm the girliest person you'll ever find so it took a… — Ariana Grande 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)
