Steve Diggle Quotes

Punk gave me the strength to think, "Yeah, you can stand up and be counted, and do what you want in life, and not be hoodwinked by it all," in a simple, very general sweeping way.

When you're writing you're affected by everything that's going on around you.

I smoked 20 cigarettes to get that sound because I'd read that John Lennon smoked a load of cigarettes on "Twist and Shout".

When I've met people that work in any walk of life they say, "If it wasn't for punk I wouldn't be doing it this way." I think spiritually, it did change the world a lot.

We're making music to help people think and bring them together, that's our role; we're not siding with anybody

It is kind of weird being the last gang in town.