"We have a sense of humor and we're not afraid to use it in a vicious way if we have to. In some ways, we're cultural terrorists, using music instead of guns."
–Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys
"It was obvious that DKs weren't just another band that was gonna come and go. They were something special. Biafra was an absolute talent. And he had a band behind him that were tight and good."
–Howie Klein, concert promoter, disc jockey, and record label executive
"One day, this kid from my social studies class brought in a cassette tape of Dead Kennedys' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables and I listened to it and my life was changed completely."
–Adam Gierasch, film director
"One of my favorite rock 'n' roll memories is of an after-party during DKs' first visit to Seattle. Recognize that bands like this for me–these actual guys being at a party in the same house that I was in–was like being in the presence of Led Zeppelin or Kiss."
–Duff McKagan of Guns 'n' Roses
"My education was punk rock–what Dead Kennedys said... It was attacking America, but it was American at the same time."
–Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day