Ability Quote by Greg Graffin

When someone asks you, 'What's punk?' my reply is, 'If you have to ask, you're never going to know.'

— Henry Rollins

I think 'punk' should really be defined as paving your own way creatively and by defying any sort of orthodoxy or commercial pressure.

— Shepard Fairey

Punk to me is about fighting for something your passionate about.

— Adore Delano

To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.

— Joey Ramone

Punk is always something that's going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk is the way of those who are unable to express themselves, but they aren't dangerous; at worst, they may kill their audience.

— Mike Oldfield

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

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk is all about doing what you want and being yourself. And that's what rap is too.

— JPEGMAFIA

Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all times, without…

— Rick James

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's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as the measurement for what is cool.

— Malcolm Mclaren