Community Quote by John le Carré

“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

“Punk is an attitude. Hardcore is a lifestyle. the first seeks to subvert society. The second aims to live outside of it.”

— Everett True

“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

“Part of why I love these angry, straight, white punks is that they are stripping the dharma of its bullshit, and applying it to…

— Jay Michaelson

“Everyone thought in the early days of punk, certainly once English punk got going, and even American punk, everyone thought it was a horrible…

— Legs McNeil

“In reality punk people are usually the gentlest, kindest folks you'll ever know. They're like hippies, only they wear way more black.”

— Kate Rockland

“Art is sacred. Punk rock is freedom. Expression and right to express is vital. Anyone can be artistic.”

— Kurt Cobain

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

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

— Henry Rollins

“No community adheres completely to its stereotypes.”

— Kevin Roose

“What compels me to fight this society is, of course, outrage over injustice, a love of freedom, and a feeling of responsibility for perpetuating…

— Murray Bookchin

It's very cliched to go, 'You're not punk.' We don't care if we are, and we don't care if we aren't.

— Joel Madden