Black Quote by Ty Segall

I grew up in California, which was not - at least in the '50s and '60s - a cultural oasis by any means. Certainly…

— Bob Gunton

When you were a teenager in Colorado, the way to be a punk rocker was to rip on Reagan and Bush and what they…

— Trey Parker

I moved to Naples, Florida, and by 15 I was into punk: Green Day, Rancid, NOFX, Operation Ivy. Along with the classic punk bands,…

— Laura Jane Grace

When I was in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade, Green Day was my formative entry to punk. I wish I could say I was…

— Julien Baker

I know all about Orange County.

— Roy Choi

As somebody who wanted to be creative, growing up, I remember always thinking that the thing I had going against me was Orange County…

— Mitchell Hurwitz

SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone else to do it. I felt that what I…

— Greg Ginn

I went to UC Berkeley for college, and it was during the period when the whole punk movement was happening.

— Susanna Hoffs

I was really into punk. I was 11 years old; I had a blue mohican.

— Ben Lovett

I was the only real punk rock kid in my school, with, like, the plaid pants and the Rancid t-shirt.

— Blackbear

“You know how they say Black Flag got in a van, and they brought punk rock to the world? The Strokes got on a…

— Lizzy Goodman

I came up in the punk rock scene of Seattle.

— Duff McKagan