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 simp…

- Steve Diggle

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

- Steve Diggle

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

- Steve Diggle

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

- Steve Diggle

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 cha…

- Steve Diggle

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

- Steve Diggle

A lot of people [in the U.S.] used to say punk really didn't change anything, but I think it did. It was an intangible thing, not a visible thing. It…

- Steve Diggle

I like The Smiths as well. They took a cue from The Buzzcocks. They have jangly guitars instead of distorted guitars. All the Manchester bands have a…

- Steve Diggle

People wonder if the Pearl Jam audience will get into The Buzzcocks. Eddie Vedder is a big Buzzcocks fan. He used to come to see Buzzcocks before he …

- Steve Diggle