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.
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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'd been thinking I'd have to learn how to play really well, but obviously the message of punk was that you just learn three chords in a week and you're away.
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.
What was punk all about? To me, it was if you really want to do something, go ahead and do it.
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!
When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.
I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.
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.
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