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I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies.

I was really into punk. I was 11 years old; I had a blue mohican.

People always had something to say about the fact I was odd looking, bigger than other people, that I was awkward. When I discovered punk, I bought into it. That look, combined with being fat, made me even less of what people thought a young woman should be.

When I was 13, I kind of got into the punk scene. I realized it was easier to wear a pair of combat boots and jeans and a beat-up T-shirt. I think of it as a uniform.

I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick.

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

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

I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.

I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk.

I sometimes feel a bit embarrassed to play guitar. There's something - I don't want to sound ungrateful - but there's something very old-fashioned and traditional about it. You meet kids today whose grandparents were in punk bands. It's very old and traditional, but then, so is an orchestra and so is a string section.