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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 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.

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.

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

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.

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

The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music. In 1977, it was more about bands, because punk was a new form of music. It was groundbreaking and political.

I was the punk outsider who nobody messed with. I was fearless. At 16, I graduated and moved out.