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. Kurt Cobain closedefinitionexternal share on social
Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it. Jello Biafra corporationdeaddie Change image and share on social
Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle. Billie Joe Armstrong lifestylemusicpunk Change image and share on social
Punk is not really a style of music. It was more like a state of mind. Mike Watt mindmusicpunk Change image and share on social
Punk recognised the fact that the establishment had no room. There's no point in saying you've got the establishment wrong because they hadn't got the establishment wrong, they'd got it absolutely dead on. John Hurt absolutelydeadestablishment share on social
Punk rock and skateboarding took the 'school' out of living your life, and I related to learning as I went, doing a lot of different things that I liked, when I liked. Consequently, I'm mediocre at all of the above, but still stoked on being a lifetime student of music, skating, painting, writing, etc. Jeff Ament learnlifelifetime share on social
Punk rock has become another viable art form. It always was. But now it's like everyone's doing it. Tre Cool artformpunk Change image and share on social
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 accurateactivelyhistory Change image and share on social
'Punk rock' is a word used by dilettantes and heartless manipulators about music that takes up the energies, the bodies, the hearts, the souls, the time and the minds of young men who give everything they have to it. Iggy Pop bodydilettanteenergy share on social