Punk Ethos Quotes

I have an aversion to taking care of my gear, a wayward manifestation of my punk ethos.

Punk, I see you as a hypocritical, manipulative waste of skin.

Punk rock has become another viable art form. It always was. But now it's like everyone's doing it.

Vivienne Westwood really inspires me. I love her punk ethos.

Bad Religion's tradition has always been to try and provoke people but hopefully lead them to a better sense of who they are and what they stand for. That's supposed to make them feel better.

I can't think of anything I hate more than a former punk - they are the most self-righteous people in the world.

I'd been thinking I'd have to learn how to play really well, but obviously the message of punk was that you just learn three chords in a week and you're away.

You just have to know your story from the beginning. You have to know what you're going for and be honest with people about that. Don't sit there and say you're gonna be a DIY punk band for your whole life and then move on to arenas; you can't do that because then people don't trust you anymore.

The Ramones were inspiring a lot of bands that couldn't master their instruments.

I never wanted to go back and relive the glory days; I just want to keep moving forward. That's what I took from punk. Keep going. Don't look back.

Science is the first expression of punk, because it doesn't advance without challenging authority. It doesn't make progress without tearing down what was there before and building upon the structure.

The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I didn't see them that way. It confused people when we put out Saccharine Trust, too.

Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it.

You gotta look beyond the mainstream... the mainstream'll drown you, you know? There's always a pulse in the underground that I love. And the pulse in the underground is what keeps heavy metal alive.

Punk is all about doing what you want and being yourself. And that's what rap is too.

Punk will never be dead to me. It's my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me.

In the early days, myself and my friends were into punk because we had no money, just very basic instruments and skills. It was more about the ethos and the energy.

Good Charlotte are a band with punk values - they look it, they grew up on the music, and they believe in the punk ethos.

I think Ian MacKaye is everything that I always wanted to be.

What people don't understand is when punk started it was so innocent and not aware of being looked at or being a phenomenon and that's what everyone gets wrong. You can't consciously create something that's important, it's a combination of chemistry, conditions, the environment, everything.

Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that you don't have to play well to be the star. You can play badly, or not even at all. I endorsed that attitude. If you can't write songs, no problem - simply steal one and change it to your taste.

For me, punk is about real feelings. It's not about, 'Yeah, I am a punk and I'm angry.' That's a lot of crap. It's about loving the things that really matter: passion, heart and soul.

The last true punk band to get a major label contract was The Dickies.

What they're not doing is marketing the Dead Kennedys in the spirit of what the band stood for.

What was punk all about? To me, it was if you really want to do something, go ahead and do it.