Body Quote by James Paxton

When punk began to be a genre, people were going to go out and try to mine it. Some of the better groups, like…

— Iggy Pop

Punk music is perfect for me because I'm not, like, a master at any instrument.

— James Paxton

Being in a band is being punk, no matter what. You have to dedicate your life to it.

— Charlotte Caffey

Punk is just as much a form of folk music as anything is!

— Michelle Shocked

Punk can be a mental ghetto. People get into it and make all these rules and pretty soon they're worse than born again Christians…

— Jesse Michaels

“You know what punk is? a bunch of no-talent guys who really, really want to be in a band. Nobody reads music, nobody plays…

— Gordon Korman

Punk music is rebellious.

— Theophilus London

There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk's really cool because it's very inclusive of all types, which I like. And I would submit that even though people talk about punk…

— Milo Aukerman

Punk is just like any other sub culture or music. Straight rock music has those elements. I grew up in a place where the…

— Justin Sane

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

All punk music is is rebellion, going against the grain. It takes different forms. Sometimes it's a band throwing their instruments around or making…

— Mura Masa