Steven Blush > Quotes

“Yeah I have an attitude. You weren't subjected to what I was subjected to, so don't try to tell me how I am.”
― Steven Blush, American Hardcore: A Tribal History

“Accept Hardcore for what it was — something alienated kids created. It taught us to mistrust authority and mass media.”
― Steven Blush, American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History

“This new, reactionary music was called Punk. It tossed the dominant Rock culture into the garbage can. The only rule was to break the rules.”
― Steven Blush, American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History

“Haircut & attitude: Miss Guy, Toilet Boys, 1999. Photo by Frank White.”
― Steven Blush, New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB

“Hey, ho, let’s go: Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone, Bowery, 1977. Photo by GODLIS.”
― Steven Blush, New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB