That's right ! " Singin' AWOOOO , Werewolves of London."

".Roky does'nt drink OR do drugs...Mole's quote is from the "April Fools Day " interview , KSAN Radio 4/1/78. It might be on you tube , if you can't find it elsewhere. It will ASTONISH you. Roky's host , Howie Klein , befuddled and condescending all the while , certainly was. Gregg Turner and SOME in-studio callers try to hold things together...Howie even admonishes one caller for calling Roky , "Roger" , his real name.

 
Mole said:

Well said!!! He is the Drunk Werewolf of Woodstock after all!!!!!

John Battles said:

 " If you say Punk is not Rock 'n' Roll ,  well , that's wrong. And , if you say Punk is not a form of Rock'n'Roll , well , that's wrong. Punk , to me , is the art of cramming into one second what it used to take all night for us to do. When The Elevators would play with , say , The Conqueroo , at the end of the show, when we'd both played our sets , you HAD to jam. Don't even think of what kind of Hell they'd raise if you did'nt jam.".

"I like The Sex Pistols , sure. They remind me a lot of Fiorello La Guardia. My favorite Sex Pistols song? Hmmmmm. I have it. The First Sex Pistols Song I ever heard? I guess "Hot Cars".

"Somebody sent me a Talking Heads tape.   It's hard to listen to !". 

Roky Erickson.

That's good. I need to start taking notes on the train and bus.
 
Andy Climax said:

'I'm all for peace an love mate, If only i could do something about these fucking mood swings' Overheard on a bus home yesterday. Cannae say more punk than that!

From The Little Orange Book  , "The Wit and Wisdom of "?"".

"When we started out , people were calling us "Punks". I said , "Don't call us Punks !" , because to be a Punk , back then , meant to be a hoodlum. It does'nt mean that , today , but we were never "Punk" like The Sex Pistols. We're not violent".

"On "Girl , You Captivate Me ", where I say "Girl , You Masturbate Me". Love songs are fine , but , life is a little more REAL than that.

"Now , I don't cuss. But , when I did "Loose" by The Stooges , and Iggy sang "I'm burning to you straight from Hell." . Well , Iggy ain't got no ATTITUDE , you see , so I had to give it some attitude , by saying , "I'm FUCKING to you , straight from Hell !".

'I'm all for peace an love mate, If only i could do something about these fucking mood swings' Overheard on a bus home yesterday. Cannae say more punk than that!

My favourite punk quote was said to myself during work today.

"The New York Dolls - nothing but a vaudeville 12 bar blues bar band"

"There was no-one wearing hippy love beads in the summer of hate - 1966" ... Bob Landfield,friend, genius garage collector and true punk.

In regards to hip hop, Bob again comes up with the goods.

"...as bizarre as it sounds, this ``music" has been as destructive and corrosive as any American societal trend in my lifetime"

Well said!!! He is the Drunk Werewolf of Woodstock after all!!!!!

John Battles said:

 " If you say Punk is not Rock 'n' Roll ,  well , that's wrong. And , if you say Punk is not a form of Rock'n'Roll , well , that's wrong. Punk , to me , is the art of cramming into one second what it used to take all night for us to do. When The Elevators would play with , say , The Conqueroo , at the end of the show, when we'd both played our sets , you HAD to jam. Don't even think of what kind of Hell they'd raise if you did'nt jam.".

"I like The Sex Pistols , sure. They remind me a lot of Fiorello La Guardia. My favorite Sex Pistols song? Hmmmmm. I have it. The First Sex Pistols Song I ever heard? I guess "Hot Cars".

"Somebody sent me a Talking Heads tape.   It's hard to listen to !". 

Roky Erickson.

CHARLIE DON'T SURF!

John- That's true, I think most of us want to know that we're fighting the good fight, and you can't mass-market cool (not to toot our horns, ahem ;) There are still people out there who are shocked by the ideas contained in punk songs.

HE WAS RIGHT , OF COURSE , BUT PEOPLE THINK ROCK'N'ROLL HAS BEEN GENTRIFIED....

ONLY THE CRAPPY , STREAMLINED STUFF HAS BEEN.....LIFE HAS A WAY OF REMINDING US THAT ROCK'N'ROLL IS STILL OUTSIDER MUSIC , AND , I THINK MOST OF US PREFER IT THAT WAY.....

'' if you gonna play Rock-n-roll,you gotta know it will always be in enemy territory'' Joe Strummer. 

"We don't play garage, we play punk for gentlemen" - The Fallen Leaves

'ha ha ha.... Ever get the feelin' you've bin cheated???' Lydon's vitriol never lets us down!

From the sublime '12 Monkeys' movie, Brad Pitt's 'aaaaaah Fuck the Bozo's!' cannae get mair punk or stickin' it to d'man than that!

David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain are having a bit of a spat onstage .....

SYL: Why , you little FAGGOT !

DAVE: WHAT DID YOU CALL ME ?!!

SYL: (Sheepishly) I said you was a faggot.....

DAVE: OH ! THAT'S AWRIGHT! AH THOUGHT YEW SAID AH WAS FAT !!

 
melissa scott said:

"Playiing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable."

David Johansen, NYDolls

Just sayin' is all. Sorry, when someone mentions New Wave, I want to stick sharp objects into things...

There's No Such Thing As New Wave from Luke Harris on Vimeo.

Why do punk rock guys go out with new wave girls? - Great Plains/Ron House

not really a quote per say, but it has come to be one of the most quoted/memorable lyrics I can think of  

"Playiing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable."

David Johansen, NYDolls

"Anger is an Energy"-  John Lydon, in PIL's Rise

"I believe I am the highest power, absolutely. I am in control at all times. Jesus Christ, God, and Satan all in one"

gg allin

Iggy (To an older , unbriefed  , Canadian TV interviewer...I don't mean he had no drawers on...But ,  in truth , I don't know if he did !) -

Dork : Tell me about Punk Rock...

Iggy : I'll tell ya about Punk Rock ! Punk Rock is a term used by diletanntes , and heartless manipulators.....about music that takes up the hearts and the souls and the time and the minds of young men who give what they have to it , and they give everything they have to it...I don't know Johnny Rotten , but , I'm sure he puts as much blood and sweat into what he does ....as Sigmund Freud did.

Dork : So , you don't like the term "Punk Rock"?

Iggy : I don't like to hear it coming out of somebody's mouth .

Dork : Fair enough. What do you like to hear it come out of ? (Both laugh).

I'm probably being rough on the other guy , but , he comes off as aware of his subject as Hans Kellar when he made an enormous ASS out of himself , interviewing The Pink Floyd.
 
dave said:

Interviewer: "Why are you so angry?"

Iggy Pop: "Work ethic."

Interviewer: "Why are you so angry?"

Iggy Pop: "Work ethic."

Gary Panter said this happened in Texas Hall in 76 in Arlington , Texas...Tex Edwards said it was at Moody Collisseum in 73 in Dallas , if I remember rightly....

The event was a T Rex show. I've got a book that lists all their US gigs , and they were'nt listed as having ever played Texas Hall (A great venue , BTW.).

"Fan" : Marc ! You look like SHIT !

Marc Bolan : You'd look like shit , too , if you'd FUCKED as many people as I have .

"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion." Jack Kerouac

Un-verified, but funny either way -- supposed quote from Joe Strummer:

Joe "we are going to play a brand new tune"
[fans clapping and cheering]
Joe "dont clap, its complete ****e"

John Lydon (on the ''fuss'' on Punk and the Sex Pistols) : ''You created the monster,not me''.