I am creating a book of photographic portraits of Pioneering older punk musicians. We have never gone away. We have never stopped playing. Never stopped speaking truth to power.
This is the essence of punk. We should not be afraid to get older, not be afraid to show the world who we are. Wasn’t that what punk was all about? Being unique and not having to fit in. Join me, stand up to world and say here I am motherfuckers. I will not go peacefully into the night.
It was not our youth that made us punk but our character. That character had ripened and become more powerful as we’ve aged. This is not something to fear. Our age is our power. My motto is OLD AGE IS THE NEW PUNK
The photos speak for themselves. Look at Ginger Coyote, Alice Bag, Ted Falconi, Penelope Houston, Sharon Needles, Mike Watt, etc., etc., etc., still kicking ass. Still unwilling to back down to normal. Still teaching. Still fuckin rocking. We didn’t fear anybody or anything then and we shouldn’t now.
As I have sought out my comrades in the punk scene I have had this proven to me consistently.
Who we are now is more powerful and important than who we were then. The lives we lived has made us who we are now and WE should be seen NOW. This moment in history is important and I want to show this to the world. I want to show US to the world, Who we’ve become.
This is the essence of my book JOIN ME!
Ted Falconi - Flipper
David Arnson - Insect Surfers
Sharon Needles - Betty Blowtorch
David Yow - Jesus Lizard -Flipper
Penelope Houston - The Avengers
Owen Masterson - Yanks
Chris Crass
Chip Kinman - Dils
Ginger Coyote Punk
Globe Magazine - White Trash Debutantes
Alice Bag
Geza X - Producer
Keith Morris - Circle Jerks
Jack Grisham - TSOL
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