“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
“I'm taking back my freedom! FOR I'M SICK AND TIRED OF LIVING LIFE UNDER YOUR WINGS! I'm breaking lose, to be FREE. Free from all the harm and all the mental scars. I choose freedom over any fear or any pain. For I know the outside world awaits with open arms and loving hearts. And now I will salute you and let you know, that is time for me to go. Time for us to part our ways, I now welcome the joy of this brand new day... With that being said, I'm moving forward...”
Philip T. M.
“punk rock is freedom”
“these punks come along and deface it.”
Oscar Goodman
“We have a saying on this team that we're not going to let anybody come in here and punk us.”
Sam Perry
“A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No, that's trend!'”
Billie Joe Armstrong
“Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it.”
Jello Biafra
