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Punk is a unique expression taken from one’s own experiences. It is believing that the world can be what ever you choose to make it. Punk is thinking outside the box from others. Punk is people who respect people ~ who respect them. Fighting for your own rights. Punk is and always will be: People Under New Knowledge.

Punk rock arose in the 1970s from such bands as the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Police. It originated from the United States and/or the United Kingdom. Punk rock reached its peak in the 1980s. Then it experienced a break between the skinhead scene and the classic punk rock scene. Skinheads were racists who used punk rock to express their messages of hate and disgust. While the classic punk scene held on to the message of love and peace.

Today punk rock is no longer one specific sound. One cannot listen to a song and say whether it is punk or not. Because to be a punk song a certain message needs to be delivered. Most modern punk bands have a social or political statement. Modern punk rockers are Rancid, Flogging Molly, the Offspring, Green Day, Alkaline, the White Stripes, the Dead Kennedy’s, the Misfits, the Vandals, and NOFX. All these bands have very distinct and unique sounds. They have a message. They write lyrics which are commonly characterized by punk feelings.

Wanna become punk? It  is fairly easy.  Here are a few tips on how to become punk.

1. Act the part. Randomly break things. Randomly shout out expressions about how government sucks, college is for pansies, drink until you puke, and last but surely not least: f*ck the police.
2. Look the part. Get a mohawk and many piercings. The higher and harder your mohawk is the better. Use the stickiest of products. Honey can even be used. However this takes a while to harden. Get as many unnatural holes in your body as possible. Must get nipple piercings, ears are not enough. If you are bold enough, get your genitals pierced. Always a wonderful touch of punk.
3. Dress the part. A leather jacket is a must. Make sure to wear punk rock t shirts that advertise classic punk bands or most particular bands that no one has ever heard of. You can even make up band names while talking to others. Wear jeans that are ripped and torn. Converse All Stars are the shoes of choice for a punk, however a pair of ratty worn out boots will suffice. Any or all of the punk rock clothing choices will work.
4. Bitch constantly. Hate everything that is corporate. Gripe about all kinds of music that is not punk. In general just become a huge arsehole. Gripe at people for not being punk. Make them out to be an idiot.  Run around shouting out lyrics from punk band songs at people. Make sure to add in f*ck as much as possible.

Punk is perfectly acceptable for drop out age kids through early or mid twenties. It is not unified. Punk will always live. As long as there is someone standing up and fighting for what they believe in. Punk is a lifestyle. No matter what you might stand for, if you’re strong and do not budge from what you oppose, you can be punk. Long live punk and punk rock clothing.