"Masters of War" [of Bob Dylan] wasn't peacenik, anti-war stuff. With its minor key and uncompromising final lines ("And I hope that you dieAnd your death'll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon. . . ") this was a previously unknown hybrid of caustic political commentary and punk rock, which itself wouldn't be invented for another decade or so.
I can't think of anything I hate more than a former punk - they are the most self-righteous people in the world.
What characterized the whole punk scene for me in 1977 was there was no racism or sexism. It was an anarchy of -isms, and a matter of abolishing it all.
Do ya' feel lucky, punk?
I love punk rock, but I also love metal.
I was talking to somebody about the L. A. hardcore scene, and they were saying that it was hard for them to picture punk rock at the beach. Like, the aesthetic didn't mix or something - black forms in the sand.
I encourage you to find your punk-rock, your lucha-libre, your pro-wrestling
Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.
When punk really started to happen, it was a reaction against the disco craze of the time.
Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.
A lot of punk rock. I listen to various stuff just cuz my friends now listen to a lot of different bands. I listen to a lot of underground stuff like jungle music.
I always liked the skinny punk girls; I even loved them before punk.
The older I get, the more of an anarchist I become, and I don't mean in a punk rock way.
People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything.
I just try not to subscribe to the ways of celebrity. I'm not a celebrity, I'm a working actor. A lot of the events -- the parties and the premieres that people go to to get noticed -- I'm just not into. I'll hang out with my friends, go see punk shows, read at home. At the same time, I have a production company, which is a lot of work.
I hate Keanu Reeves. I think he's a punk.
I was a total punk. But I was still an outcast, even with the punks and stuff.
Punk rock has never really had much patience with musical virtuosity. Actually, it'd be more accurate to say that for most of its history, punk has been actively hostile to virtuosity.
I always expect there to be a new counter-culture coming up, something that would make punk look as ridiculous as punk made the hippies look.
Punk is not really a style of music. It was more like a state of mind.