I can Quote by Travis Barker

I listened to lots of other kinds of music, but punk is what allowed me to actually play music.

— John K. Samson

I still think of myself as punk, because the way I became empowered to play music is entirely due to punk bands.

— John K. Samson

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

— Penelope Spheeris

I was really into punk rock but also into musical theater.

— Michelle Visage

To me, punk rock isn't a style of music, it's something you live.

— Shavo Odadjian

I've always loved punk music, since I was in my early teens, since middle school.

— Anton Yelchin

When I was growing up, I really liked punk rock. I liked the sort of people that played really powerful music that was pretty…

— Doug Martsch

I kind of got into music in middle school, although at the time I didn't know it as punk music so much as just…

— Chris McCaughan

Punk was key to the early part of me playing guitar. I was really into melodic punk-rock. I related to punk more than Lynyrd…

— John Rzeznik

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

— Kurt Cobain

Before I even started listening to rap music, I was really into metal and punk.

— Machine Gun Kelly

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

— James Paxton