Punk Quotes

453 Punk quotes by 291 unique authors

Punk became a circus didn't it? Everybody got it wrong. The message was supposed to be: Don't follow us, do what you want! — John Lydon
That's exactly the reason I'm leaving RCR because you've got those punk-ass kids coming up. They've got no respect for what they do in this… — Kevin Harvick
I am concerned about the environment. I love to wear black. I think government is best when it stays out of people's lives and business… — Meghan McCain
Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all times, without inflicting… — Rick James
At its best New Wave/punk represents a fundamental and age-old Utopian dream: that if you give people the license to be as outrageous as they… — Lester Bangs
A young woman is dead. I donâ€™t care. You probably donâ€™t care. The police donâ€™t care. The papers donâ€™t care. The punks for the most… — Lester Bangs
I liked a lot of alternative and I like punk stuff. — Martie Maguire
The iconoclastic mode, that specific mode of language, there is an element of it that it is punk - that is confrontational. That's just a… — Matthew Shipp
I was once a student in a punk T-Shirt hooked on screwed-up scenarios. Thats how I became the esteemed cultural figure that I am today. — Bruce Sterling
Soccer is like punk rock: The product is not necessarily terrible. The problem is the fan base. — Chuck Klosterman
I pretty much grew up when punk was big in the UK. The Sex Pistols were heroes for me. I used to run around like… — Gavin Rossdale
Let's play with sound, forget all knowledge and instrumental skills, and just use instinct â€“ the same way punk did. — Yann Tiersen
I've made sacrifices. I'm not anti-fashion but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing. — Sade Adu
Punk is just like any other sub culture or music. Straight rock music has those elements. I grew up in a place where the punk… — Justin Sane
Punk rock seemed to make sense. I was listening to The Clash and I really loved their social messages and they have a great history… — Justin Sane
We don't want to act like adults. Anybody who can stay in a state of adolescence will be much better off later on. Look at… — Tom DeLonge
All the selling out talk is really overrated, the funny thing is it hardly ever comes from bands, it comes from some kid who thinks… — Tom DeLonge
Music never leaves you alone, and punk rock will always be there when nothing else will, — Pete Wentz
By the time I was 19, punk had occurred. It had a completely different cultural dynamic to it which rejected everything and started again from… — Billy Bragg
I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren't very political, at all. — Billy Bragg

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