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title: "4 Alternative Scene Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Alternative Scene quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Alternative Scene sayings and thoughts."
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> [Even within the context of the alternative scene I was a part of, within punk and hardcore and the alt scene, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davey-havok/even-within-the-context-of-the-alternative-scene-i-was-a-part-of/)

[Davey Havok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davey-havok/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/davey-havok-7518_context_even-within-the-context-of-the-alternati_109685.jpg)

> [I started in the club route. I did the alternative scene later on. When I lived in New York, I did the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-swardson/i-started-in-the-club-route-i-did-the-alternative-scene-later-on-when/)

[Nick Swardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-swardson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/nick-swardson-12742_alternative_i-started-in-the-club-route-i-did-the-al_881778.png)

> [The alternative scene, for a couple years now, has been taken seriously and that's a cool thing. I don't think it's exploded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/the-alternative-scene-for-a-couple-years-now-has-been-taken-seriously/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/bob-odenkirk-8987_alternatives_the-alternative-scene-for-a-couple-years_1171161.jpg)

> [Punk changed everything. It blew away all the dull, pompous stuff that happened before, like glam rock. Kids were getting involved in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-allen/punk-changed-everything-it-blew-away-all-the-dull-pompous-stuff-that/)

[Keith Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/keith-allen-8618_changed_punk-changed-everything-it-blew-away-all_2573233.jpg)

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