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I was the only punk rocker at my high school. And there were at least a handful of black kids who liked hip-hop. Both were kind of the new music of the day, and it was lonely being the only punk.

— Rick Rubin

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was a punk when I was 15 - I was definitely into it in a big way and loved it - but I came to London when punk was maybe where you'd say punk is dead.

— Neneh Cherry

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

— Tim Gane

I was a punk rocker. A full-bore, 1st-generation punk.

— Derf

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

— Ben Lovett

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.

— Alison Moyet

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

— Kurt Cobain

I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop.

— Tom Morello

I used to hang out with a bunch of old punk rockers when I was a little kid.

— Norman Reedus

I was always into punk, ever since I was 13, but I was into other stuff, too - like, well, the Spice Girls. I really liked Scary Spice.

— Alice Dellal

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.

— Gary Oldman