we hear in the top 40. they were part of a larger scene. you had people like patty smith. i m an artist. rock n roll is my art. richard held. i belong to the generation. richard hell was with ripping his clothes and safety pinning them together. king of the punks. the safety pin thing is his. pretty clear he invented that. punk in the united states is a musical aberration, a statement of sorts about what music is and how it ought to be played. in england, punk rock is not a musical statement. it is a social one. if punk has a home territory it is here on kings row in the middle of london them same street that launched the mini skirt and the look and mood of the swingin 60s. look belongs though punk rockers.