Quotes for All
My first passion was running: I excelled at that starting till the end of the high school. I pretty much cover about 20 miles a night on stage. I basically rechanneled all the athleticism and adrenaline, and everything that’s exciting about sports into music. That was my secret weapon, because in Ukrainian punk rock scene … Read more
Every girl wants songs written about her. Even the most hardened tattoo-covered punk rock girl would love a nice ballad written for her. Eef Barzelay
I was starting to play the ukulele at the same time I was having all these conversations with [the late Ramones guitarist] Johnny Ramone, these intense tutorials staying up late and listening to the music he grew up on, and picking up what’s a great song and what makes a great song. He was all … Read more
Because the only thing that punk rock should ever really mean, is not sitting ’round and waiting for the lights to go green Frank Turner
When you break it all down, my punk rock is my dad’s blues. It’s music from the underground, and it’s real, and it’s written for the downtrodden in uncertain times. Frank Iero
One thing that got me started on it was the jean jacket. It’s an item that could make you believe you’re in the 50s or punk-rock 70s or grunge 90s. I was really focused on timelessness, and I think music is very timeless. Drew Barrymore
Crisis and my experience of Punk Rock in Britain/Europe was anything and everything but “fun” and this sort of idea comes from people who were either not there at the time, or were and have an axe of some kind or another to grind about their own experiences with Crisis. The years between 1977 and … Read more
When I was growing up, I really liked punk rock. I liked the sort of people that played really powerful music that was pretty unassuming otherwise – people who didn’t dress weird or do much theatrics. Doug Martsch
My whole view of music completely flipped over on its head. I grew up listening to punk rock, SST. I liked people that were making music that weren’t necessarily very good at their instruments, it was more about the ideas they had than how well they could play and sing. Doug Martsch
Punk rock is very rebellious, of course, but it also means thinking for yourself. Dexter Holland