25 Years of Punk was a documentary aired by VH1 in 2001, celebrating the history, influence, and legacy of punk rock music from its inception in the 1970s to its continuing evolution in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Narrated by: Lou Reed
Synopsis[]
The documentary focused on punk's origins, cultural impact, and its spread across the globe, blending interviews, archival footage, and music performances. It featured key figures from the punk movement as well as commentary on how punk shaped fashion, politics, and attitudes.
Commentators[]
Interviews[]
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
- Roberta Bayler (Photographer)
- Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) (archive footage)
- David Byrne (Talking Heads)
- Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's)
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) (archive footage)
- Paul Cook (Sex Pistols)
- Alice Cooper
- Jayne County
- Terence Dackombe
- Zack De La Rocha (Rage Against the Machine)
- Jimmy Destri (Blondie)
- John Doe (X)
- Danny Fields (Former Ramones Manager)
- Chris Frantz (Talking Heads)
- Lars Frederiksen (Rancid)
- Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters/Nirvana)
- Bob Gruen (Photographer)
- Debbie Harry (Blondie)
- John Holmstrom (Punk Magazine)
- Scott Ian (Anthrax)
- Billy Idol (Generation X)
- David Johansen (New York Dolls) (archive footage)
- Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
- Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group)
- Wayne Kramer (MC5)
- Hilly Kristal (Owner, CBGB)
- Alan Light (Spin Magazine)
- John Lydon (Sex Pistols) (archive footage)
- Handsome Dick Manitoba (Dicators)
- Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)
- Malcolm McLaren (Sex Pistols Manager)
- Legs McNeil (Punk Magazine)
- Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
- Keith Morris (Circle Jerks)
- Mike Ness (Social Distortion)
- Iggy Pop (The Stooges)
- Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones)
- Joey Ramone (Ramones)
- Johnny Ramone (Ramones)
- Tommy Ramone (Ramones)
- Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
- Henry Rollins (Black Flag/Rollins Band)
- Patti Smith (archive footage)
- Marc Spitz (Spin Magazine)
- Chris Stein (Blondie)
- Seymour Stein (Chairman, Sire Records)
- Joe Strummer (The Clash)
- Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) (archive footage)
- Lee Ving (Fear)
- Eric Weisbard (Spin Magazine)
- Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
Archive Footages/Uncredited[]
- Alice in Chains (Layne Stanley, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Starr, Sean Kinnery)
- Bad Brains (Dr. Know, Earl Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, H.R.)
- Black Flag (Greg Gin, Bill Steveson, Kim Roessler)
- Blink-182 (Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker, Scott Raynor)
- Blondie (Jimmy Destri, Frank Infante, Nigel Harrison, Clem Burke)
- Boston
- David Bowie
- Buzzcocks
- Circle Jerks
- The Clash (Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Nicky "Topper" Headon)
- Elvis Costello
- Luther Creek
- The Damned
- Dead Boys
- Dead Kennedys (East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride, Bruce Slesinger)
- Fear
- Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction)
- Gloria Gaynor
- Generation X
- Germs
- The Go-Go's
- Green Day (Tre Cool, Mike Dirnt)
- Bill Grundy
- Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
- The Heartbreakers
- Richard Hell
- Hüsker Dü (Grant Hart, Bob Mould, Greg Norton)
- The Jam
- Johnny Thunders
- Minor Threat (Ian MacKaye, Lyle Preslar, Brian Baker, Jeff Nelson)
- MC5
- Motley Crue (Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee)
- New York Dolls
- Krist Novoselic
- The Offspring
- Pearl Jam (Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder)
- Poison (Bret Michaels, C.C. Deville, Bobby Dall)
- Rancid (Tim Armstrong, Brett Reed, Matt Freeman)
- The Replacements
- Rollins Band
- Sheila Reid-Pender
- The Silts
- Siouxsie Sioux
- Sonic Youth
- Soundgarden (Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, Kim Thyall, Ben Shepherd)
- The Stooges (Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Dave Alexander)
- Talking Heads
- Velvet Underground
- Andy Warhol
- Warrant
