the top 40. >> the ramons are part of a wider new york scene. >> you had artists like patty smith. >> i'm an artist. >> the new york dolls. >> the dead police. >> rock and roll anybody can play. >> and richard hell. >> richard hell was one to cut his own hair. ripping his clothes and safety pinning them together. >> he was the king of the punks. the safety pin thing is his. it's pretty clear he invented that. >> punk in the united states is a statement of sorts of what music is and how it ought to be played. in england it is not a musical statement, it is a social one. >> if punk has a home territory it is here on kings road in london, the same street that launched the mini skirt and the swinging '60s. >> what's this like? >> nothing. >> there isn't any future for a kid now.