“When you're writing you're affected by everything that's going on around you.” Quote by Steve Diggle
“I smoked 20 cigarettes to get that sound because I'd read that John Lennon smoked a load of cigarettes on "Twist and Shout".” SoundLoadCigaretteTwistsLennon Author:Steve Diggle
“A lot of people [in the U.S.] used to say punk really didn't change anything, but I think it did. It was an intangible thing, not a visible thing. It took us through to a new phase of music and a way of seeing things.” PeopleThinkingWayUsedSeeingVisiblePunkPhasesIntangible Author:Steve Diggle
“When I've met people that work in any walk of life they say, "If it wasn't for punk I wouldn't be doing it this way." I think spiritually, it did change the world a lot.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayWalksMetsChanging The WorldPunkWalks Of Life Author:Steve Diggle
“Punk gave me the strength to think, "Yeah, you can stand up and be counted, and do what you want in life, and not be hoodwinked by it all," in a simple, very general sweeping way.” ThinkingWayWantSimpleYeahWhat You WantPunkSweeping Author:Steve Diggle
“It's very heartening to see people who I used to do music with still doing it.” PeopleStillsUsed Author:Greg Saunier
“The only way the band could make any money was by going on tour. But going on tour meant we had to get time off from our jobs, and we couldn't get enough time off to make enough money from touring to survive, so the only way to try was to quit our jobs. None of us had a job that was so wonderful that we were just dying to keep it.” WayTryingEnoughJobsWonderfulDyingBandQuittingTouringEnough TimeTime Off Author:Greg Saunier
“It's a great privilege to be able to play that much. When you play a lot, you can be really detail-oriented.” PlayAblePrivilegeDetails Author:Greg Saunier
“That's one of the things that always grabbed me about rock music: There's a song, and you know how it goes, and you can sort of predict it, but a lot is left up to chance and interaction.” KnowsSongLeftChanceKnow HowRocksInteractionRock Music Author:Greg Saunier
“When we play, every day is different. All three of my bandmates surprise me all the time.” DifferentPlayThreeSurpriseSurprise Me Author:Greg Saunier