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

When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.

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

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.

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

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.

I never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that in there, but for me I think punk rock was always about questioning things and making decisions for yourself, which is a great message to pass on to your kids.

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 is just like any other sub culture or music. Straight rock music has those elements. I grew up in a place where the punk rock kids fed the homeless in the town square.

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