Anarchy Quote by Chrissie Hynde

“Punk has been portrayed as music by and for angry white males, but in its inception, it was a rebellion against all rock cliches.…

— Alice Bag

Punk to me was a form of free speech. It was a moment when suddenly all kinds of strange voices that no reasonable person…

— Greil Marcus

By the time I was 19, punk had occurred. It had a completely different cultural dynamic to it which rejected everything and started again…

— Billy Bragg

In many ways, I have no idea what would have become of me if punk hadn't happened, because the '70s turned out to be…

— Jello Biafra

Punk was more based on social change than on music, so it didn't bother me too much. It wasn't really a musical threat.

— Steve Winwood

Punk changed everything. It blew away all the dull, pompous stuff that happened before, like glam rock. Kids were getting involved in causes like…

— Keith Allen

I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.

— Gary Oldman

“Initially I had been attracted to punk and anarchism because I saw them as a means to make a positive change, where everyone was…

— Laura Jane Grace

I was a suburban kid who fancied myself somehow intellectual. I was into punk rock but I couldn't get into the subcultural signifiers of…

— Ezra Furman

I mean, in 1979 I was seven. I do remember punk, though, as a playground phenomenon, and remember that it was exciting to us.…

— Quentin S. Crisp

Punk is no longer a subculture or a counterculture in any way. It's totally just a small reflecting mirror for the same things that…

— Geoff Rickly

Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear. We could do great…

— Boy George