Many of these artists, initially inspired by punk's DIY ethic and energy, ultimately became disillusioned with the style and movement, feeling that it had fallen into commercial formula, rock convention, and self-parody.
Many of these artists, initially inspired by punk's DIY ethic and energy, ultimately became disillusioned with the style. By the end of 1977, many of the punk movement's earliest inhabitants had become disappointed with the scene, feeling that it had fallen into commercial formula, rock convention, and self-parody.