Boys Quote by Lukas Moodysson

I absolutely wasn't going to write a book if it was just going to be about punk.

— Viv Albertine

I remember being really young - being 13 or 14 - when I first was really excited about punk rock as an idea, and…

— Laura Jane Grace

My aim was to dismantle this false history that men created punk, because they didn't. And they were certainly never the best at it.

— Hunx

I was really into punk when I was about 14.

— Ian Brown

I will always consider myself a punk because of those experiences in high school. It will always be a part of me.

— Fred Armisen

I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.

— Kurt Cobain

By the time I was 19, punk had occurred. It had a completely different cultural dynamic to it which rejected everything and started again…

— Billy Bragg

In many ways, I have no idea what would have become of me if punk hadn't happened, because the '70s turned out to be…

— Jello Biafra

It's weird for me to try and write punk songs - I'm almost scared of it.

— Gary Jarman

“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

In the early days, myself and my friends were into punk because we had no money, just very basic instruments and skills. It was…

— Alison Moyet

It was really difficult for guys like me who were just young punks to come in and sell a funny idea.

— Butch Hartman