Go green Quote by Frank Turner

The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk rock isn't supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things from getting…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk rock isn't something you grow out of Punk rock is an attitude, and the essence of that attitude is 'give us some truth'

— Joe Strummer

Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s.

— Jello Biafra

Punk is like not about the style, its about the music!

— Avril Lavigne

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

— David Byrne

In fact, punk rock means exemplary manners to your fellow human beings.

— Joe Strummer

You know there was always a confusion that punk was a style of music.

— Mike Watt

A lot of people [in the U.S.] used to say punk really didn't change anything, but I think it did. It was an intangible…

— Steve Diggle

I think that what's perceived as punk out in shopping malls or in chain stores or on MTV has almost nothing to do with…

— Jello Biafra

Punk rock is being honest, believing in yourself and doing what you gotta do. That's all.

— Marky Ramone

When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.

— Nick Lowe