“I wanted to get a guitar [when I was 13] so I could play punk songs because kid taught me power chords at summer camp. He was like, "You could play all punk songs if you just learn this chord and just move it around on the guitar".” IfsPlayKidsWantedMovingSongTaughtLike YouSummerGuitarCampsPunkChordsSummer Camp Author:Ezra Furman
“I was about 16 when punk started to happen... It felt like you had this naive idea that you could change things just by wearing something.” IdeasHappensFeltLike YouPunk Author:Boy George
“If girls are ever going to start to be in bands as the norm rather than as the exception. They need to see people up there that have just started playing. That's something that had gotten lost. I think that's why there are so many great girl punk rock bands now. It's like you have to make up your own rules because the old rules don't apply. You just have to start with what you have.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsGirlLostRocksLike YouBandExceptionPunkNormPunk RockRock Bands Author:Tobi Vail
“One thing that really attracted me to punk was the DIY aspect. And the fact that, since I was a nerd, I was like 'you mean nerds can belong to this little society? So all of these things went into my attraction to it.” MeanLittlesFactsOne ThingLike YouAspectAttractionPunkNerdDiy Author:Milo Aukerman