Culture Quote by Princess Nokia

The punk era, at its best, celebrated questioning the norm and the promotion of originality. Both concepts have always resonated with me.

— Prabal Gurung

One thing that really attracted me to punk was the DIY aspect. And the fact that, since I was a nerd, I was like…

— Milo Aukerman

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

I was a suburban kid who fancied myself somehow intellectual. I was into punk rock but I couldn't get into the subcultural signifiers of…

— Ezra Furman

“One of the best things I ever did was make my motto “I just wanna see what I can get away with.” It takes…

— Jen Sincero

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

“This new, reactionary music was called Punk. It tossed the dominant Rock culture into the garbage can. The only rule was to break the…

— Steven Blush

I think one of the most important things punk brought back was the whole concept of staying independent and doing things yourself. It made…

— Jello Biafra

Stray thought for the day: Putting boundaries on how punk should sound/look is the least punk rock thing one can do. Be yourself=Very punk.

— Patrick Stump

PUNK IS: the personal expression of uniqueness that comes from the experiences of growing up in touch with our human ability to reason and…

— Greg Graffin

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

Punk rock isn't something you grow out of Punk rock is an attitude, and the essence of that attitude is 'give us some truth'

— Joe Strummer