When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.
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.
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.
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 certainly didn't want to be in a punk rock band, because I had already been in a punk rock band. I wanted to be in a band that could do anything - like Led Zeppelin.
What was punk all about? To me, it was if you really want to do something, go ahead and do it.
I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk!
I can play punk rock, and I love playing punk rock, but I was into every other style of music before I played 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.
I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.