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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'.

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.

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

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

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

Punk rock is very rebellious, of course, but it also means thinking for yourself.

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

I don't think punk ever really dies, because punk rock attitude can never die.