Punk Quotes

453 Punk quotes by 291 unique authors

I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up. — Jenny Eclair
I've always thought that gaming and YouTube and the web is a very post-punk extravaganza. — Malcolm Mclaren
I've not been an admirer of contemporary music since punk rock went off the boil in 1977, but once a year I'll listen to 'Spiral… — Billy Childish
I can't find anything wrong with Ashton Kutcher. I think he's great. It's odd that in America there's a very mixed reaction to him. I… — Nigel Cole
Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock. — Neko Case
I hate Keanu Reeves. I think he's a punk. — Troy Duffy
I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. 'Goon Squad' provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though it leaves out… — Jennifer Egan
He was a punk, she did ballet. What more can I say. — Avril Lavigne
Witchcraft scum exploiting the dumb turning children into punks and slaves. — Bob Dylan
I sometimes feel a bit embarrassed to play guitar. There's something - I don't want to sound ungrateful - but there's something very old-fashioned and… — Jonny Greenwood
I just think that playing bass, like punk rock bass with a pick, wasn't meant to be done for 25 years. — Kim Gordon
I grew up in the '80s and '90s listening to Public Enemy and Mobb Deep and the Smashing Pumpkins. I don't even know what it… — Mayer Hawthorne
I went to UC Berkeley for college, and it was during the period when the whole punk movement was happening. — Susanna Hoffs
When you break it all down, my punk rock is my dad's blues. It's music from the underground, and it's real, and it's written for… — Frank Iero
I think one of the most important things punk brought back was the whole concept of staying independent and doing things yourself. It made music… — Jello Biafra
I think I've always been extremely conscious of the kind of empowerment that comes from realizing that you're in a position to express yourself. And… — J. Robbins
I'm not an '80s fan. I'm more '70s New York pre-punk kind of thing and I guess I grew up with '90s grunge, post-punk pop… — Jessica Pare
There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n' roll. When hip-hop… — El-P
I've been making electronic music for twenty some odd years but, because I grew up playing in punk rock bands, when I started touring, I… — Unknown Author
I've never recognized 'emo' as a genre of music. I always thought it was the most retarded term ever. I know there is this generic… — Guy Picciotto

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