Best Songwriters in Punk Rock
Eric Reed Boucher, better known by his professional name Jello Biafra, is a American singer who is the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Smart, witty, angry and funny. a lot of social and political criticism with a lot of satire and sarcasm. Criticizes both the "left" and the "right" of the political spectrum (I hate that some label them "left wing"). Right up my alley. What punk is about.
Jello's a punk icon with probably the most recognizable voice in punk rock.
Gregory Walter Graffin is an American punk rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, college lecturer, and author. One of the most intelligent person in music and his lyrics show it.
Bad Religion withhold some of the best lyrics in Punk rock.
Digging Crass recently and their lyrics are amazing. Intelligence mixed with radical policies.
A band with a lot to say.
Another band with a lot to say.
Great songwriter. Right there with Graffin.
One frustrated, pissed off dude. Makes for great songwriting.
A certified schizo who wrote one of their albums while locked up in a nut house. Dark, twisted, gloomy, weird but also intelligent, deep and socially aware. One hell of an artist too. He does the artwork on every one of their albums. Check out his artwork. Bassist Grant Matthews also writes some of their songs.
John Graham Mellor, known by his stage name Joe Strummer, was a British musician, singer, actor and songwriter who was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the Clash. Great lyrics. Too bad he didn't practice what he preached. He was a hypocrite.
Billie Joe Armstrong is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt. He's also in side-project groups such as The Network, Foxboro HotTubs, Pinhead Gunpowder, ...read more.
Punk rock poet.
All members of The Descendents and All write songs. I believe Stevenson is the best in both bands (which is the same but with a different singer). He writes punk rock love songs that are sometimes sad and always a little twisted and comical. I believe he may have written or co wrote a couple of Black Flag songs too.
Douglas Glenn Colvin, known professionally as Dee Dee Ramone, was a German-American musician, singer and songwriter best known as founding member, songwriter, bassist and occasional lead vocalist for punk rock band the Ramones.
James Newell Osterberg, Jr., known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor.
Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr., is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and film producer. He was born in Poway, California on December 13, 1975. When he was in high school at age 15, he got expelled for drinking at a basketball game. He also used to play the trumpet, ...read more.
Mark Allan Hoppus is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the pop punk band Blink-182. Born in Ridgecrest, California, Hoppus spent his childhood moving back and forth between his mother and father's ...read more.
Henry Lawrence Garfield, better known by his stage name Henry Rollins, is an American musician, actor, writer, television and radio host, and comedian.
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979)is an American musician. He is best known for being the bassist, lyricist, and backing vocalist for the American rock band Fall Out Boy. Before Fall Out Boy's inception in 2001, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was notably the lead ...read more.
Glenn Danzig is an American singer, songwriter, and musician from Lodi, New Jersey. He is the founder of the bands Misfits, Samhain and Danzig. He owns the Evilive record label as well as Verotik, an adult-oriented comic book publishing company.Tim Timebomb still going strong
Simply writing a masterpiece like The Decline qualifies him. come on, if Don McLean is considered great for writing American Pie, we can judge Mike only by this song.
Gerard Arthur Way is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book writer who was the lead vocalist and co-founder of the American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance from its formation in September 2001 until its split in March 2013. His debut solo album Hesitant Alien was released... read more
