Punk taught you to not wait. It gave me the most beautiful gift at the right time: I've found quantifiable, external success… — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
We had punks literally protesting Fugazi. I respect a boycott. I respect a conscionable boycott, but of all bands to boycott? Fight… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I wanted to get a guitar [when I was 13] so I could play punk songs because kid taught me power chords… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
There's a punk rock quality to Peter Parker, that I identified with when I read the comics [Spider-Man], and that I really… — Marc Webb Copy Share Image
I am genuinely into soul, R&B and hip hop - all these genres that get slapped under the 'soul' genre. That spoke… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
I was into punk rock my whole life. I never listened to the Eagles. I never listened to things that were getting… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
“Tell me sir if you will, where in the Bible does it state that it’s ok to judge others based purely on… — Sofea Shah Copy Share Image
Inside and outside of the ring, what you see is what you get. I'm CM Punk. I'm not trying to be something… — CM Punk Copy Share Image
When I do a record, it sounds more punk and raw. Or it will sound louder, or it will sound more shocking.… — Bradford Cox Copy Share Image
In high school I was good at math and everybody wanted me to do something with that - mathematics or engineering -… — Laura Owens Copy Share Image
I sometimes feel a bit embarrassed to play guitar. There's something - I don't want to sound ungrateful - but there's something… — Jonny Greenwood Copy Share Image
I started playing guitar at the age of 8 or 9 years. Very early, and I was like already into pop music… — Christian Fennesz Copy Share Image
The 1970s was probably the most exciting decade to be a teenager, from discovering Little Richard at the end of the 1960s… — Boy George Copy Share Image
I got into punk at 17 after discovering an all-girl band from Long Island on the Internet called The Devotchkas - four… — Kate Nash Copy Share Image
It’s a similar feeling from being in a community of punk rockers as a teenager and the feeling I still get today… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
When I was nine years old, I started playing guitar, and I took classical guitar lessons and studied music theory. And played… — Moby Copy Share Image
Growing up in a band is weird - you get stuck hanging on to what it is you think you are. But… — Dave Gahan Copy Share Image
Whether you like punk, grunge, or early rock and roll, there's probably something in there you've been living with your whole life… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
My musical sensibilities were formed around punk rock, that quintessential dilution of an art that's both ugly and lovely at the same… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
We had no money, and we had to go through 'punk' school. We ended up living in the rehearsal room that used… — Keren Woodward Copy Share Image
We already do a couple numbers with chairs - chairs being a classic, Bob Fosse-ish, showbizzy prop, but the punk element is… — Megan Mullally Copy Share Image
If there was a story about boys playing punk I don't think I would've made it, because it would just be the… — Lukas Moodysson Copy Share Image
Being 15 and like a punk in the DIY community, basically being with a group of people like no one else, it… — Babatunde Adebimpe Copy Share Image
I think education was the key for me, and that's what I tell kids. That base in the classics gave me something… — Jimmy Smits Copy Share Image
I've always stayed on the periphery of things. When I used to go to the punk clubs and things like that, I… — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
Daft Punk and I belong to the Generation 75. We were born in 1975, so we are somewhat in the middle of… — Pedro Winter Copy Share Image
Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all… — Rick James Copy Share Image
Back in high school, about two years ago, I was in this silly punk band called Ballet for Athletes. We were all… — Mister Lies Copy Share Image
Jay Z in many ways is a rock artist. In the sense that they've used hard rock, punk rock, psychedelic rock aesthetics… — Ian Astbury Copy Share Image
I've been making electronic music for twenty some odd years but, because I grew up playing in punk rock bands, when I… — Moby Copy Share Image
A lot of bands have to change what they sound like, but we are exactly the band that we want to be:… — Luke Hemmings Copy Share Image
I was always drawn to performing. I took improv and acting classes during the summers and was involved in middle and high… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
I just love music. Every genre of music: country, rock. I originally first loved punk rock. Pop punk. I don't know, just… — Amber Liu Copy Share Image
Johnny Rotten isn't punk. Maybe that's punk to somebody, but these people are participating and challenging the corporations that are telling us… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
“Punk rock is very, very much like Catholicism. It gets you when you’re young, you probably hate it at some point, but… — Frank Turner Copy Share Image
My experience that undergirds that observation comes from punk, where people might have scraped together the money to be in the studio… — David Grubbs Copy Share Image
Science is very vibrant. There are always new observations to be found. And it's all in the interest in challenging the authority… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
“Everyone thought in the early days of punk, certainly once English punk got going, and even American punk, everyone thought it was… — Legs McNeil Copy Share Image
Punk rock should mean freedom, liking and excepting anything that you like. Playing whatever you want. As sloppy as you want. As… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
![“I wanted to get a guitar [when I was 13] so I could play punk songs because kid taught me power chords at summer camp. He was like, "You could play all punk songs if you just learn this chord and just move it around on the guitar".” quote by Ezra Furman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/ezra-furman-4439_camps_i-wanted-to-get-a-guitar-when-i-was-13-s_554661.jpg)
![“There's a punk rock quality to Peter Parker, that I identified with when I read the comics [Spider-Man], and that I really liked. He has this chip on his shoulder.” quote by Marc Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69c/marc-webb-19901_chips_there-s-a-punk-rock-quality-to-peter-par_780909.jpg)
