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

I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that.

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

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

Punk was more based on social change than on music, so it didn't bother me too much. It wasn't really a musical threat.

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.

When punk began to be a genre, people were going to go out and try to mine it. Some of the better groups, like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, were very artificial.

Part of the punk attitude was that you should project your music through your whole body... show your personality as much as possible.