I was in a couple punk bands as a kid. I did some more experimental stuff with my friend Dan for a… — Venetian Snares Copy Share Image
Punk was over in two years. That was the only damn good thing about it. — Julie Burchill 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
The punk-rock ethos was "Do it yourself. Anyone can do this. We're not sent from the heavens." — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
There are characters in [punk] that do deliberately go as far as they can in certain kind of taboo areas. — Richard Hell 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 was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown. — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
Science is the first expression of punk, because it doesn't advance without challenging authority. It doesn't make progress without tearing down what… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I’m in a band. I don’t go to church every Sunday. I love punk rock music. Sometimes I use swear words a… — Hayley Williams 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
“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
The association between Christmas and punk rock started when I was 13, when my friends and I went to see a band… — Alisyn Camerota Copy Share Image
When people hear our record, they're not going to be able to put us into the 'New Metal' category or the 'pop-punk'… — Bert McCracken Copy Share Image
“Being a sexual icon is sort of like being the front man for an Orange County punk band: As soon as you… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Punk rock, when I was a part of it, was called 'the underground.' There was something very attractive in all the hidden… — Mary Harron Copy Share Image
“You know what punk is? a bunch of no-talent guys who really, really want to be in a band. Nobody reads music,… — Gordon Korman Copy Share Image
If someone says 'grunge' or 'punk,' you know what the sound is, but if you say 'No Wave,' it's kind of mysterious.… — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
Disco satisfied social as well as musical needs. Disco people got to dress up all the time and go to places ...… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
“Who would ever want to read a novel about a punk and a drunk! Everybody knew a couple or a dozen; they… — Charles Jackson Copy Share Image
I think music is just a great place to focus your energy and your feelings. If you're young, you can take all… — Ali Koehler Copy Share Image
In the beginning, I was very punk. I was very revolutionary. When they asked me to do Givenchy, I didn't want to… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
It seems like the powers that be are really trying to separate everything and really divide the genres and divide the trends.… — Cristian Machado Copy Share Image
During our first year, we were playing Priest and Maiden cover tunes all the time while we figured out what we wanted… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
For me the safety pin is about rebellion, and I'm punk in the soul. — Donatella Versace Copy Share Image
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