Washington Post Express spoke to Lars Frederiksen & Tim Armstrong about the band’s new album, how they’ve written all their songs on acoustic guitar, their family-tight bond, the influence of Brett Gurewitz, how punk can still be inspiring as you get older.
The thing I loved about punk rock, it didn’t have any barriers. .. The music i was listening to was all about unity.. … It didn’t matter where you came from, or who your parents were, or what color your skin was, or what your sexual preference was, if you’re male or female. If you’re coming to punk rock, and punk rock is choosing you, you’re an outcast in the first place. … We love a lot of new bands, too. The good thing about punk rock is that you can listen to a band from 30 years ago and they sound like yesterdays.
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Source Washington Post Express spoke to Lars Frederiksen & Tim Armstrong about the band’s new album, how they’ve written all their songs on acoustic guitar, their family-tight bond, the influence of Brett Gurewitz, how punk can still be inspiring as you get older.
The thing I loved about punk rock, it didn’t have any barriers. .. The music i was listening to was all about unity.. … It didn’t matter where you came from, or who your parents were, or what color your skin was, or what your sexual preference was, if you’re male or female. If you’re coming to punk rock, and punk rock is choosing you, you’re an outcast in the first place. … We love a lot of new bands, too. The good thing about punk rock is that you can listen to a band from 30 years ago and they sound like yesterdays.