Punk Quotes · Page 17

When I was very young, I played in a punk-rock band, but I also studied music theory and classical music.

— Moby

The principles of punk-rock culture, of self-expression and DIY culture, that really spoke to me.

— Princess Nokia

I never understood why the metal heads in my school hated the punks.

— Trevor Dunn

I will always consider myself a punk because of those experiences in high school. It will always be a part of me.

— Fred Armisen

“So are you gonna cry about it like a punk, or are you gonna do something?”

— Jenny Han

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

I was a little self-centered gutter punk in the early 1980s and all I wanted to do was diss everybody.

— Anthony Kiedis

I always like to play in beautiful cathedrals, when I can somehow get access to do a punk show there.

— Phil Elverum

I did enjoy the broadcasting work of King, Punk and Josh Mathews last Monday on Raw. Josh is a hard working young…

— Jim Ross

When we started playing our music, there weren't really many bigger punk bands. We wrote for ourselves. We weren't expecting to get…

— Chad Gilbert

I drink this [whiskey glass] and I'm just another JBL? you don't get it, I'm not like you. I'm not JBL, I'm…

— CM Punk

People forget that scenes and fashion trends changed very rapidly during the '80s. We went from glam rock to punk, to new…

— Paul Young

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

And you plan to do this alone? You think a lot of yourself, don’t you animal? (Stone) Oh, punk, please. Believe me,…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

I'm drawn to punk. I'm drawn to samba a bit. I don't think there's a type of music I'm not drawn to.…

— Fred Armisen

Punks in their silly leather jackets are a cliché. I have never liked the term and have never discussed it. I just…

— John Lydon

Even as a fan, as someone who's into his performances, the Stooges and his own stuff, Iggy [Pop] is one of the…

— Babatunde Adebimpe

I tell people too young to know that we came up during two of the most dogmatic times in recent history -…

— David First

"Masters of War" [of Bob Dylan] wasn't peacenik, anti-war stuff. With its minor key and uncompromising final lines ("And I hope that…

— Jay Michaelson

If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do; try to be shocking…

— John Waters

In a way, all recorded music is reduced to the same level, no matter what it is. You find it in the…

— Eyvind Kang

In the Sixties, it was mods and rockers, and hippies and casuals, whereas in the early Eighties, there was Goths, punks, mods,…

— Shane Meadows

I didn't consider myself a fashion designer at all at the time of punk. I was just using fashion as a way…

— Vivienne Westwood

I don't think we really planned it ahead of time but rather oozed out of our pores. All three of the demonstrative…

— Reed Mullin

I'm partial to slouchier, more free clothing. My icon is Patti Smith, so the more rips, the more punk, the more comfortable…

— Troian Bellisario

I've learned some of the greatest life lessons from growing up in the skate and punk rock communities.

— Mark Hoppus

It's like our little thing: you can take the girl out of the punk, but you can't take the punk out of…

— Charlotte Caffey

Punk was more based on social change than on music, so it didn't bother me too much. It wasn't really a musical…

— Steve Winwood

We were at the dark end of the L.A. punk scene, and that scene was full-on and violent and aggressive and wild…

— Flea

I always liked the skinny punk girls; I even loved them before punk.

— Robert Englund

I told all my punk friends, 'If I'm gonna do country music, I'm gonna milk it.'

— Hank Williams III

When punk came along, it made perfect sense to me. I found it melodic. The Clash, Buzzcocks.

— Fred Armisen

I hate to say this, but at the time, (late 70's) it was like the smart people liked punk and the dumb…

— Howie Klein

Were all bloggers and punks and rebels with cameras. There is absolutely no respect for career journalists anymore.

— Richard Engel

I think everybody likes a person that stands up for themselves. Nobody likes a punk or a coward.

— Ice Cube

I was into this one guy that was like, punk and cool and rock 'n roll. So I went out and bought…

— Shannon Purser

Guys are going to talk. We're going to respond... they aren't going to punk us. Not me. They're not going to punk…

— Tristan Thompson

We're heavily influenced by '90s pop punk bands like Green Day, Good Charlotte, and Yellowcard.

— Calum Hood

Daft Punk wouldn't have normally fit into anything that was pop on the radio, but they just did it.

— Danger Mouse

I'm tired of being ruled by the Skull and Bones. The only place they belong are on punk-rock albums!

— Jello Biafra