Punk Quote by Ian MacKaye Download Open image “The American underground punk scene, though, is a story worth remembering.” — Ian MacKaye ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Punk Remember Scene Stories
Punk rock, when I was a part of it, was called 'the underground.' There was something very attractive in all the hidden places, the… — Mary Harron Copy Share Image
The underground scene is still a cool way to meet a lot of cool people, see a lot of interesting bands and get a… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
There are several books out on punk history, but I haven't read any of them. I was there. — Greg Ginn Copy Share Image
We were at the dark end of the L.A. punk scene, and that scene was full-on and violent and aggressive and wild and intense. — Flea Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to be living in Hollywood, CA, when the underground punk rock music scene started. It was a small group of… — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
Punk rock really came out of N.Y. as a philosophy before the groups were ever recorded. I had a kind-of intellectual interest in the… — Greg Ginn Copy Share Image
Punk hadn't even begun when The Runaways started, at least not in the US. We had our own sound, straight up glam rock. — Cherie Currie Copy Share Image
The punk scene in NY was so gritty and nihilistic & I was like ooh I want to do that — Jessica Hagedorn Copy Share Image
I didn't really see the British punk movement, if that's what it was, as wildly original, because I had been listening so intently to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Truth is, right now two bombs could drop out of the sky and blow up this house and whatever building you're in and just… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
What people don't understand is that the underground that existed was created in the early 80s and was thriving throughout the 80s. Until the… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they're not actually present for the moment they're trying to capture. I'm quite… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
For most people who have or who do identify as or with [song] Straight Edge, I feel like for most people, they're just trying… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The Corcoran show was actually almost a reportage. The exhibit was, in many ways, pretty unique. It was one of the first pieces about… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The Fugazi Live Series site, when we realized the Internet, the way it works - the speeds and its development - made it possible… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them. — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means you have thousands of angels just… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I consider the piano my 'main' instrument and have been playing for as long as I can remember. It seems to me that I… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
It was an important period for us, because even though we weren't a "punk band", and what became a model for a punk band,… — Stephen Mallinder Copy Share Image
My Nirvana experience was much different than the other three guys. For me, it was really new and exciting. I was just a guy… — Pat Smear Copy Share Image
For me, creating the clothes of Givenchy is the way to make my tribe. It's related to religion, too, because it's people trying to… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing. — Travis Barker Copy Share Image
To see classic rock, you had to go to an arena. But punk was happening everywhere, even in little towns in the middle of… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
Don't crave fame, do what you do and just apply. I don't think many of them here today are that interested in fashion. Perhaps… — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish.… — Megan Fox Copy Share Image
The spirit of punk-cabaret is that you feel that you can truly be all of who you are. — Brian Viglione Copy Share Image
I hated myself totally white. So now I cheat. It's my white hair, and I put color there. My grandson says I'm punk. — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
Noise has taken the place of punk rock. People who play noise have no real aspirations to being part of the mainstream culture. Punk… — Thurston Moore Copy Share Image
“If the early English and LA punk bands shared a common sound, the New York bands just shared the same clubs. As such, while… — Clinton Heylin Copy Share Image
