“And it's a - it's a term that's based on contempt; it's a term that's based on fashion, style, elitism, satanism, and, everything that's rotten about rock 'n' roll.” TermRocksFashionStyleContemptRock N RollPunkRottenPunk RockElitismFashion StyleSatanismDilettantes Author:Iggy Pop
“Indie rock is very healthy, there's a lot of diversity and a lot of creativity, but it does not have the revolutionary spirit of the late-70s punk scene in regards to design and politics and fashion and stuff like that.” DoeSpiritStuffCreativityRocksFashionDesignHealthySceneDiversityLateRegardRevolutionaryPunkIndie Rock Author:Bruce Pavitt
“The fashion I've acquired over the years is so sacred to me - from costumes to couture, high fashion to punk wear I've collected from my secret international hot spots. I keep everything in an enormous archive in Hollywood. The clothes are on mannequins, also on hangers and in boxes with a photo of each piece, and there's a Web site where I can go to look through everything. It's too big - I could never sort through it myself! But these garments tell the stories of my life.” YearsLooksI CanStoriesBigsSecretPiecesFashionClothesHollywoodHotSacredInternationalBoxesEnormousSpotsPunkSiteCostumesGarmentsStory Of My LifeArchivesCoutureHangersHigh Fashion Author:Lady Gaga
“I've always thought that "punk" wasn't really a genre. My band started in Olympia where K Records was and K Records put out music that didn't sound super loud and aggressive. And yet they were punk because they were creating culture in their own community instead of taking their cue from MTV about what was real music and what was cool. It wasn't about a certain fashion. It was about your ideology, it was about creating a community and doing it on your own and not having to rely on, kinda, "The Man" to brand you and say that you were okay.” MenRealCertainCultureSoundCommunityRecordsFashionHe ManBandCreatingOkayIdeologyBrandsGenreLoudRelyAggressivePunkMtvReal Music Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I listened to a lot of The Stooges when I was writing "Oscillate," imagining our hero moving through his days naturally embodying the spirit of a real punk. I say real, because today's idea of 'punk as fashion accessory' doesn't even register with him, it's more about the way he engages with the world.” WorldWayWritingIdeasRealTodayMovingSpiritFashionHeroPunkRegisterAccessoriesStoogesFashion Accessory Author:Travis Mathews
“Don't crave fame, do what you do and just apply. I don't think many of them here today are that interested in fashion. Perhaps it's because there's not much going on. No punk, no reaction to something. I think we are in a waiting period.” ThinkingTodayWaitingFashionPeriodsFameReactionsPunkCrave Author:Louise Wilson
“I identified very much with punk, not only in the fashion sector, but in every other sector. The very nature of doing something new and free meant something that was against authority.” FashionAuthoritySomething NewPunk Author:Rei Kawakubo
“When I was 18 years old, I came to Tokyo from my hometown, Ise, in the countryside. I'd always been really inspired by fashion and music, especially when punk came out in '76 or '77.” FashionInspiredPunkCountrysideHometown Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara