The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I was in lots of dodgy bands growing up and I always fancied myself in a band. But, you know, I was… — Gemma Arterton Copy Share Image
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
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
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
To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
When the punk rock thing happened, I thought, 'Right, I have one chance here to be seen as part of some wider… — John Cooper Clarke Copy Share Image
“Like my outfit? I’m going for counterculture. By showing up to a punk rock concert in the least punk-aesthetic outfit possible, I’m… — Alexandra Martin Copy Share Image
Pledge Allegiance was a pretty generic name back in the day. In the 80's I was the promoter for all the punk… — Reed Mullin Copy Share Image
When I began to cover songs for YouTube, they all tended to be in the super pop-genre.. as in, smash-hit songs. My… — Alex Goot Copy Share Image
It's exciting to be able to do something completely independent without anybody challenging it, and it's a big part of the reason… — Tom Green Copy Share Image
Noise has taken the place of punk rock. People who play noise have no real aspirations to being part of the mainstream… — Thurston Moore Copy Share Image
There's also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America,… — John Cusack 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
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
I never wanted to be part of any scene, I never wanted to be a part of anything, I wanted to do… — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
I can play punk rock, and I love playing punk rock, but I was into every other style of music before I… — Travis Barker 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk… — Moby Copy Share Image
What the Sex Pistols made sounded like quality, because they had a big label and top engineers and producers. But punk rock… — David Vanian 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
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-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/quotes/img-quotes/6e3/henry-rollins-170_arena_punk-rock-gave-music-back-to-people-for_1340442.jpg)
