Punk Quotes

453 Punk quotes by 291 unique authors

When I was in college in Philly, there was a lot of post-punks hardcore like, rock. Sixties, retro, proto-Strokes kind of bands. — Tim Heidecker
The punk scene in NY was so gritty and nihilistic & I was like ooh I want to do that — Jessica Hagedorn
Back to basics Rock & Roll capturing the beauty and simplicity of punk — Gary Crowley
I started running ultras to become a better person. I thought if you could run 100 miles you'd be in this Zen state. You'd be… — Jenn Shelton
Freedom, Truth, Honour Â— you could rattle off a hundred such words and behind every one of them would gather a thousand punks, pompous little… — Hunter S. Thompson
Skating is what got me into punk rock. — Matt Skiba
Inevitably, as much as we loved punk rock, our noise was coming from a slightly different place. — David First
I tell people too young to know that we came up during two of the most dogmatic times in recent history - the so-called hippie… — David First
I remember performing on a punk stage with no mic in the middle of a mosh pit. My act was called "How to Be a… — Roseanne Barr
I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish. He's… — Megan Fox
I started going to Madame Louise's, the lesbian club where all the punk bands used to go - the Sex Pistols, the Clash. I remember… — Boy George
People are complex. You can be smart and still look hot. You can be a punk rocker yet have a refined vocabulary. It's all about… — Nadia Giosia
A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different, because… — Stone Gossard
When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side. — Dave Grohl
There weren't a lot of career opportunities in crazy-fast hardcore punk, so you didn't have a lot of ambition, just the love and passion to… — Dave Grohl
I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to college 'cause I wasn't smart enough, so I'd resigned myself to loading trucks and… — Dave Grohl
Punk rock has become another viable art form. It always was. But now it's like everyone's doing it. — Tre Cool
I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me awhile to find the proper context. It's hard to realize… — Billy Corgan
There's also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America, but I remember… — John Cusack
I'm just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it's taken me a while to admit that acting like a… — Leonardo DiCaprio

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