Punk Quotes

453 Punk quotes by 291 unique authors

The whole punk scene is, of course, responsible for the Go-Go's ever getting created. Because before punk rock happened, you couldn't start a band if… — Jane Wiedlin
Punk rock was the tsunami that threatened to drown us all in 1977. — Pete Townshend
I think that clearly it has an influence, to be coming of age during the punk rock era, to come from a difficult and sporadically… — Craig Ferguson
Everybody gets a tag. If you listen to a Velvet Underground record, you don't think, 'Godfathers of Punk.' You just think, 'This sounds great.' The… — Elliott Smith
People ask me: â€˜What is punk? How do you define punk?' Here's how I define punk: It's a free space. It could be called jazz.… — Ian MacKaye
And all I could do while I listened to this dude tell me how punk rock saved his life was think, Wow. Why did my… — Chuck Klosterman
The popularity of punk rock was, in effect, due to the fact that it made ugliness beautiful. — Malcolm Mclaren
I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely. — Andre Agassi
I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I… — Jack White
If you're deaf, dumb, and blind to what's happening in the world, you're under no obligation to do anything. But if you know what's happening… — Assata Shakur
When punk began to be a genre, people were going to go out and try to mine it. Some of the better groups, like the… — Iggy Pop
Listening is like running down a mountain on a switchback trail, the sound of surprise generating its own momentum. Thereâ€™s a punk glee inside the… — Greil Marcus
Never mind the track. The track is for punks. We are Road People. We are Cafe Racers. — Hunter S. Thompson
Overnight, punk had become as stupid as everything else. This wonderful vital force that was articulated by the music was really about corrupting every form-it… — Legs McNeil
Punk was over in two years. That was the only damn good thing about it. — Julie Burchill
If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I'm getting rid of grunge. — Damon Albarn
I have always been drawn to designing fashions that are rebellious, like black leather jackets on suburban kinds, a corset dress, punk, blue jeans. I… — Jean Paul Gaultier
I love and admire everyone who is different. I love that. The 'jet set' is banal. 'Good taste' is banal. Eccentricity is chic. Good taste… — Jean Paul Gaultier
I was just a punk kid, trying to get a sound out of a guitar that I couldn't get off the rack, so I built… — Eddie Van Halen
Punk is like looking at a mirror. I already have a mirror so I don't need the Offspring to remind me how gorgeous I am. — John Lydon

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