Berkeley Quote by Susanna Hoffs

I grew up on the East Coast and was going to go to an Ivy League School, but at the last minute I decided…

— Michael Douglas

I've known a lot of people who were punkers who went on to get academic degrees. Very few of them, however, continued their active…

— Greg Graffin

I was the only punk rocker at my high school. And there were at least a handful of black kids who liked hip-hop. Both…

— Rick Rubin

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

As far as music school goes. I walked through Berkeley one time to visit with some people I know.

— Buddy Rich

High school and college were my punk, formative years. I was playing hardcore, learning to be a musician. In bands, you tour, but you're…

— Steve Aoki

I was a DJ in college and had my own punk music-focused show all four years.

— Matt Besser

Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern California; they had one of the best big band…

— Bobby McFerrin

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 came up in the punk rock scene of Seattle.

— Duff McKagan

In San Francisco, most of the older activists, especially at Berkeley, were very hostile towards punks. The music, certainly, wasn't nice and mellow for…

— Jello Biafra

I started playing in punk-rock bands and touring when I was 15, so I missed high school.

— Duff McKagan