Punk Quotes
453 Punk quotes by 291 unique authors
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PUNK IS: the personal expression of uniqueness that comes from the experiences of growing up in touch with our human ability to reason and ask…
— Greg Graffin
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It’s a similar feeling from being in a community of punk rockers as a teenager and the feeling I still get today when I’m in…
— Greg Graffin
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I didn't really see the British punk movement, if that's what it was, as wildly original, because I had been listening so intently to all…
— Steven Morrissey
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Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.
— Billy Bragg
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to…
— Ben Harper
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All punk is is attitude. That's what makes it. The attitude.
— Joey Ramone
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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
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To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better.
— Brian Setzer
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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
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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
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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it's old junk, it's still rock and roll to me.
— Billy Joel
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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.
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My music is pretty honest. I can't rap on science fiction. Punk is from the street.
— Rick James
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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. Â The…
— Michael Azerrad
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I want to have tampons as merch that say ‘Periods are punk.'
— Charli XCX
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I used to hang out with a bunch of old punk rockers when I was a little kid.
— Norman Reedus
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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
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The period right before punk rock where people like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop were really strong.
— Arto Lindsay
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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
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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
Who Wrote These Punk Quotes
291 authors contributed a total of 453 Punk Quotes, led by these top contributors: