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Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had that experience. — Cat Power
When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical. — Nick Lowe
I don't think punk ever really dies, because punk rock attitude can never die. — Billy Idol
They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising, it won't make any money. — Billy Idol
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
Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock. — Neko Case
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
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
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 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'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… — Moby
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
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 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 never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that in there, but… — Mark Hoppus
I've learned some of the greatest life lessons from growing up in the skate and punk rock communities. — Mark Hoppus
If Nirvana had remained a small, underground punk rock band, Kurt Cobain would still be alive. And he'd probably be living in Seattle, getting kind… — Moby
As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk rock, jazz, hip-hop… — Moby
I made a record in 1996 called 'Animal Rights' that was a very difficult, very dark punk-rock record. Of all the records I've made, it's… — Moby
When I was nine years old, I started playing guitar, and I took classical guitar lessons and studied music theory. And played jazz for a… — Moby

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