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The kid who throws his spaghetti from the high chair onto his father's face, he's pushing back. He's sticking it to the man as he sees it. I like that. So that is punk.

— Henry Rollins

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.

— Joey Ramone

I don't listen to punk any more, unless it's right before I play. Not that I don't like it, it's nostalgic. But, it's for kids and it should be... it's not art, it's expression.

— Tom DeLonge

I didn't know who was on the team, but I saw every eye as I walked down the aisle. It looked like a thousand eyes were staring right at me saying, 'Who is this young punk?' I just kept my eyes straight ahead.

— Al Kaline

I'm just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it's taken me a while to admit that acting like a little child and being a jerk and a punk is fun.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

What was punk all about? To me, it was if you really want to do something, go ahead and do it.

— Peter Hook

Punk was never about one particular clean-cut imagery... it's about many, many individuals coming very loosely together.

— John Lydon

Who am I to say CM Punk is a joke?

— Donald Cerrone

When the 'godfather of punk' thing started floatin' around, it was, I was really, really embarrassed. I thought I should have a great, big rig and a cape and everything, and it was very embarrassing. And then after a while, you learn that if people call you anything, this is a great gift.

— Iggy Pop

Phil Hartman was brilliant, and Dave Foley is a really funny guy. Phil Hartman was actually even funnier offstage than he was onstage because he would say nasty things. Dave Foley's very funny, very witty guy, very quick.

— Joe Rogan

✗Opposing Perspectives

When someone asks you, 'What's punk?' my reply is, 'If you have to ask, you're never going to know.'

— Henry Rollins