Punk Quotes

We are the anarchists your parents warned you about.

~ Suzy Kassem

I had choosen the path of the black sheep rather than that of the unicorns and puppies.

~ Magenta Periwinkle

Sudah gue bilang: punk is only hibernating, not dead!

~ Adham T. Fusama

Should have taken warning it's justPeople mourningRunning, hiding, lostYou can't find, find a place to go, so it'sRed skies at nightRed skies at night, whoa oh, oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh... red skies at night, red skies at night, whoa oh, oh oh oh...Someone's taking over, and it look like they're aiming right at you...Someone said we'll be dead by morning...Someone cries, leaving... red skies at night, whoa oh-h-h

~ Cy Curnin The Fixx

All punk is is attitude. That's what makes it. The attitude.

~ Joey Ramone

I'm not anti-fashion, but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.

~ Sade Adu

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

~ David Byrne

All punk rockers hate Christmas.

~ Rhys Ifans

I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism.

~ Greg Graffin

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.

~ James Surowiecki

Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.

~ Billie Joe Armstrong

I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop.

~ Tom Morello

The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian.

~ Greg Graffin

The two basic social identities were Normal and Greaser; although a few sophisticated girls wore peace signs, hippies didn't exist, and while a seminal punk band, Iggy and the Stooges, was playing in nearby Ann Arbor, punk didn't exist yet, either.

~ Mary Gaitskill

Grunge is a hippied romantic version of punk.

~ Marc Jacobs

I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up.

~ Jenny Eclair

I wasn't always overweight. I was a skinny little punk of a kid with severe asthma. When I got married at the age of 22, I wore a cut-down size eight wedding gown.

~ Mary Kay Andrews