Punk Quotes

453 Punk quotes by 291 unique authors

I always had influences musically with punk, and then growing up, I dyed my hair every color. I did the dip-dye blue, before anybody was… — Leigh Lezark
I like a little bit of punk mixed with a little bit of feminine. — Hannah Marks
When I write in the studio, I tend to gravitate toward the ability to play really loud, aggressive, post-punk stuff, with big, heavy guitars and… — Tom DeLonge
I was the only punk rocker at my high school. And there were at least a handful of black kids who liked hip-hop. Both were… — Rick Rubin
Ideologically, the pursuit of science is not that different from the ideology that goes into punk rock. The idea of challenging authority is consistent with… — Greg Graffin
When I was a teenager, science meshed with my developing ideals - such as the challenge to authority that was central to punk rock. In… — Greg Graffin
When Soundgarden formed, we were post-punk - pretty quirky. — Chris Cornell
I do fear for the generations of people who came of age thinking that pop-punk is what punk is, and that all the rebellion you… — Jello Biafra
The reason why I am proud of my part in the punk movement is that I think it really did implant a message that was… — Vivienne Westwood
I started an all-girl punk band when I was 14, and I was the drummer, not the singer. — Bjork
My favorite band of all time is The Clash. The thing I love about The Clash is they started out as guys who could barely… — Michael Franti
I came up playing in both punk rock bands and hip-hop bands, and I found a more universal way of reaching people, especially with music… — Michael Franti
In Fall Out Boy, we were all playing with our pop punk influences, so that was always within that kind of framework. — Patrick Stump
People would be surprised at how much of an electronic dude I am, and I like new wave, post-punk and proto-punk stuff. — Joe Trohman
I was always into punk, ever since I was 13, but I was into other stuff, too - like, well, the Spice Girls. I really… — Alice Dellal
Questioning anything and everything, to me, is punk rock. — Henry Rollins
Everything I do, writing, touring, travelling, it all comes from the punk and hardcore attitude, from that expression - from being open to try things… — Henry Rollins
The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short. — Henry Rollins
The jocks that used to stuff me into a locker when I was a punk rocker are my best buddies now. — Jonathan Evison
I started playing guitar at, like, 12 or 13 and just rock bands mostly. I had a punk rock band and hard core bands and… — Oscar Isaac
If I do a certain number of ads, I have to do a personal project in between, just for my own sanity. I still consider… — Unknown Author
My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but with… — Corey Taylor
I guess, for me, what started me getting real excited about music was the New York punk and new-wave scene. All those bands looked back… — Dean Wareham
Punk rock is very rebellious, of course, but it also means thinking for yourself. — Dexter Holland
I was just a punk-rock kid who never played acoustic guitar. — Dave Pirner

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