80s Quote by Yann Tiersen

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

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

— James Paxton

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

— Anton Yelchin

I can play punk rock, and I love playing punk rock, but I was into every other style of music before I played punk…

— Travis Barker

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

— Kurt Cobain

I went to art school and never thought I'd be a musician, but then punk rock came along in the late 70s and kind…

— Michael Gira

As I got older, it turned into hardcore punk. I started getting into more aggressive music.

— David Pajo

When I was very young, I played in a punk-rock band, but I also studied music theory and classical music.

— Moby

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

Because I didn't have a band I took electronic music and tried to mix it with indie-punk, and I became a pioneer in a…

— Peaches

I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk!

— Tim Gane