Kathleen Hanna: "Saya selalu berpikir bahwa "punk" bukan gen...

"Saya selalu berpikir bahwa "punk" bukan genre. Band saya mulai di Olympia di mana K Records berada dan K Records mengeluarkan musik yang tidak terdengar sangat keras dan agresif. Namun mereka punk karena mereka menciptakan budaya di komunitas mereka sendiri alih-alih mengambil isyarat dari MTV tentang apa itu musik nyata dan apa yang keren. Itu bukan tentang mode tertentu. Itu tentang ideologi Anda, itu tentang menciptakan komunitas dan melakukannya sendiri dan tidak harus bergantung pada, "Pria" untuk merek Anda dan mengatakan bahwa Anda baik-baik saja."

--- Kathleen Hanna

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I've always thought that "punk" wasn't really a genre. My band started in Olympia where K Records was and K Records put out music that didn't sound super loud and aggressive. And yet they were punk because they were creating culture in their own community instead of taking their cue from MTV about what was real music and what was cool. It wasn't about a certain fashion. It was about your ideology, it was about creating a community and doing it on your own and not having to rely on, kinda, "The Man" to brand you and say that you were okay.