Punk Quotes - Page 3

• And I used to go the punk clubs such as a gay club in Poland Street that everyone would go to because it was the only place you could go to looking like that without getting beaten senseless.

  Gary Numan

  Gay, Clubs, Used

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• When I was nine years old, I started playing guitar, and I took classical guitar lessons and studied music theory. And played jazz for a while. And then when I was around fourteen years old, I discovered punk rock. And so I then tried to unlearn everything I had learned in classical music and jazz so I could play in punk rock bands.

  Moby

  Rocks, Guitar, Years

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• I thought, man, if you could run 100 miles, you'd be in this Zen state. You'd be the f**king Buddha. Bringing peace and a smile to the world. In my case, it didn't work. I'm the same old punk ass as ever. But there's always this hope that it'll turn you into the person you want to be. You know, like a better, more peaceful person. And when I'm out on a long run, the only thing in life that matters is finishing the run. For once, my brain isn't going 'bleh bleh bleh bleh.' Everything just quiets down, and the only thing going on is pure flow

  Jenn Shelton

  Running, Kings, Men

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• People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything.

  Patti Smith

  Names, People, Godmother

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• Listen, punk. To me you're nothin' but dogshit, you understand? And a lot of things can happen to dogshit. It can be scraped up with a shovel off the ground. It can dry up and blow away in the wind. Or it can be stepped on and squashed. So take my advice and be careful where the dog shits ya!

  Clint Eastwood

  Dog, Blow, Wind

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• When I was very young, biology, the diversity of life, was one of my main interests. I know there's this image people have that I'm this spoiled, cocky punk of an actor. Honestly, that's not who I am. I really care that so many species have been wiped out, like genocide of entire races. I believe in the divine right of all species to survive on this planet. So I decided I want to be active as an environmentalist. I learned. I asked experts. I got active.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Believe, Cocky, Divine Right

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• I was into punk rock back when I was in high school. I used to go around to dive venues and take photographs. But now it’s been just much more about the country stuff and soulful folk.

  Garrett Hedlund

  Country, School, Rocks

  Interview with Jeff Bridges, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 27, 2012.

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• I hate it when people say I'm not a true punk. I don't go around calling myself punk; I never have. That's what people need to know -- it's not me saying that, it's the media. I'm a rocker.

  Avril Lavigne

  Hate, Media, People

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• 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.

  Joey Ramone

  Real, Passion, Heart

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• Punk is like not about the style, its about the music!

  Avril Lavigne

  Style

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• CM has always stood for one thing: Chicago Made. Chick Magnet? That's preposterous. Girls don't like me. I was born and raised in Chicago. The city made me. Punk is just because I've always been a smart-mouthed, wise-ass punk. I still am. I was the guy, if a bunch of football players were messing with one of my friends, I'd walk over there and spit in their face.

  CM Punk

  Girl, Wise, Football

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Greg Graffin

  Running, Dedication, Challenges

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

  Greg Graffin

  Healthy, Skepticism, Dose

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• Triple 6 Mafia and Mystikal in Atlanta was one of my first shows. I remember how sweaty and smashed up everybody was, and it was so punk rock.

  Yelawolf

  Rocks, Atlanta, Mafia

  Interview with Anthony Centeno, www.vibe.com. July 29, 2013.

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• It's true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves - motifs of rebellion.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, Rip, Safety Pins

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• I was so upset with what was going on in the world. I just couldn't stand the idea of being people tortured and that we even had such a thing as war. I hated the older generation, who had not done anything about it. Punk was a call-to-arms for me.

  Vivienne Westwood

  War, Ideas, People

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• I think that what's perceived as punk out in shopping malls or in chain stores or on MTV has almost nothing to do with what punk is about.

  Jello Biafra

  Thinking, Mtv, Shopping

  Interview with John Krewson, www.avclub.com. April 9, 1997.

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• In 50 years, your grandchildren will be asking you where you were when CM Punk beat the Undertaker's streak!

  CM Punk

  Grandchildren, Years, Cm Punk

  "WWE Raw", March 11, 2013.

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• When we started to do punk, we put all of these things together to create the look of an urban guerrilla - a rebel.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Together, Rebel, Looks

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• I don't think punk fashion is a specter or overemphasized - it made a big impression, as there had never been anything like it before.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, Thinking, Made

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• 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.

  Milo Ventimiglia

  Friends, Party, Home

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• I made a record in 1996 called 'Animal Rights' that was a very difficult, very dark punk-rock record. Of all the records I've made, it's my favorite one. It's also the one that got the worst reviews and sold the worst.

  Moby

  Dark, Animal, Rights

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• In the 70s, what thrash was there? Punk came on, and that was cool. But there was no thrash. There were dinosaur big bands, and that was great. Those were my influences.

  Al Jourgensen

  Influence

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• In the end, punk inevitably burned itself out and acted as a bridge across which the New Romantics could sashay in their chiffon and glossy hair.

  Jo Brand

  Hair, Bridges, Ends

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• There is a community in hip-hop. It doesn't seem like that anywhere else, except maybe in punk rock. But punk rock is tricky, because it has become such a pop thing. But in rap, there is still a feeling of community. Who are our peers? Rappers.

  Ad-Rock

  Rap, Community, Feelings

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