Punk Quotes

453 Punk quotes by 291 unique authors

All punk is is attitude. That's what makes it. The attitude. — Joey Ramone
The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music. In 1977, it was more about bands, because punk was… — Penelope Spheeris
To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better. — Brian Setzer
Teachers didn't like me very much. They thought I was just this punk kid and they always wanted to kick me out. — Clea DuVall
Science is very vibrant. There are always new observations to be found. And it's all in the interest in challenging the authority that came before… — Greg Graffin
Hot funk, cold punk, even if it's old junk, it's still rock and roll to me. — Billy Joel
Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see. My Jail Sentence was pushed back… — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
My music is pretty honest. I can't rap on science fiction. Punk is from the street. — Rick James
To begin with, the key principle of American indie rock wasn't a circumscribed musical style; it was the punk ethos of DIY, or do-it-yourself. The… — Michael Azerrad
I want to have tampons as merch that say ‘Periods are punk.' — Charli XCX
I used to hang out with a bunch of old punk rockers when I was a little kid. — Norman Reedus
I was in lots of dodgy bands growing up and I always fancied myself in a band. But, you know, I was rubbish at writing… — Gemma Arterton
The period right before punk rock where people like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop were really strong. — Arto Lindsay
If some unemployed punk in New Jersey, can get a cassette to make love to Elle McPherson for $19.95, this virtual reality stuff is going… — Dennis Miller
Style has always been very important to us. We grew up in the '70s. Music was glam rock, punk rock and a very stylish movement. — Nick Rhodes
There's not much music I'll listen to if it doesn't have pretty heavy swing. Rhythm is so important. Punk rock would have more power and… — Greg Ginn
Don't punk out and don't quit. — Ben Horowitz
DEVO was like the punk band that non Punk America saw as Punk and so when people who were really into Punk rock would be… — Thurston Moore
After the Ramones, it was more about new wave for me than punk. — Eddie Vedder
Punk's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as the measurement for what is cool. — Malcolm Mclaren
Punk rock isn't something you grow out of Punk rock is an attitude, and the essence of that attitude is 'give us some truth' — Joe Strummer
When it comes to electronic music, I started listening to a lot of Daft Punk, way before I knew what house music was, and then… — Avicii
When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had… — Kim Gordon
Punk's not dead, it's just at K-Mart. — John Rzeznik
Emo: e-mo 1. A much-maligned, mocked, and misunderstood term for melodic, expressive, and confessional punk rock. — Andy Greenwald

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