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Starting out really punk came from not knowing any better and listening to music like that, not knowing how to play music - well, still not knowing how to play music.

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

In the early days, myself and my friends were into punk because we had no money, just very basic instruments and skills. It was more about the ethos and the energy.

I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.

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.

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

I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk!

The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock.

I think one of the most important things punk brought back was the whole concept of staying independent and doing things yourself. It made music a lot less boring in any category you can name.

When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.