To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
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.
To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.
After the Ramones, it was more about new wave for me than punk.
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.
When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.
Punk rock seemed to make sense. I was listening to The Clash and I really loved their social messages and they have a great history of fighting racism.
I guess, for me, what started me getting real excited about music was the New York punk and new-wave scene. All those bands looked back to the Velvet Underground and the Stooges and the Modern Lovers as well. But that was back when Television were punk, and the Talking Heads were punk.
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.
Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.