#70s punk

The Ramones

Quote of the Day: November 21, 2020

“When Dee Dee would start singing, he would stop playing the guitar, because he couldn’t sing and play at the same time.” ~ Joey Ramone

Joe Strummer

Quote of the Day: November 20, 2020

“I have a weird life because I live on songwriting royalties, which are a strange income. Sometimes it rains, sometimes it doesn’t.” ~ Joe Strummer

Iggy

Quote of the Day: November 19, 2020

“I never say never about anything.” ~ Iggy Pop

Paul Simonon ~ The Clash

Quote of the Day: November 18, 2020

“The problem is a lot of people don’t think. The general bloke just goes through life, gets a job, gets married and all that, and that’s it.” ~ Paul Simonon

Jello Biafra ~ Dead Kennedys

Quote of the Day: November 17, 2020

“Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it.” ~ Jello Biafra

Debbie Harry ~ Blondie

Quote of the Day : November 16, 2020

“I guess people assume I have some sort of totally magical life, but I’m a working musician, fortunately. I’ve worked on my craft, and I’m very fortunate I’ve been able to survive in a very competitive industry and enjoy my success. It’s not easy.” ~ Debbie Harry

Lemmy Kilmister ~ Motorhead

Quote of the Day: November 15, 2020

“Apparently people don’t like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If you show them enough times that their arguments are bullshit, then maybe just once, one of them will say, ‘Oh! Wait a minute - I was wrong.’ I live for that happening. Rare, I assure you.” ~ Lemmy

Ari Up ~ The Slits

Quote of the Day: November 14, 2020

“No one ever sounded like The Slits or looked like them, no matter how many people tried it, or were influenced by it. It’s impossible. You can’t recreate that. There will never be another Sex Pistols. There will never be another Clash.” ~ Ari Up

Joan Jett

Quote of the Day: November 13, 2020

“Happiness doesn’t necessarily lie in material things. You just have to put yourself in a position to be happy. If you can do what you love for a living, that’s a good start.” ~ Joan Jett

Iggy Pop

Quote of the Day: November 12, 2020

“How am I going to listen to that horrible noise I make without a gram of coke and a couple of double Jack Daniels?” ~ Iggy Pop

Johnny Thunders

Quote of the Day: November 11, 2020

“The only technical things I know are treble, volume and reverb, that’s all.” ~ Johnny Thunders

Pete Shelley ~ Buzzcocks

Quote of the Day: November 10, 2020

“It used to be felt that you had to know someone in the music business to get into it. It was not for mere mortals like us. This enthused people and enfranchised them to become part of culture.” ~ Pete Shelley

Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys

Dave Vanian, The Damned

Dave Vanian, The Damned

Debbie Juvenile (née Wilson), apart of the Bromley Contingent, a group of followers of the Sex Pistols

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Louise Wright from the Welsh punk band, The Partisans

Captain Sensible

“Strummer is a bummer”