The punk and New Wave bands that emerged in 1975 and 1976 “were coming out and giving us all the finger,” Kortchmar continued. “It had to happen, because things had gotten stagnant. ‘Enough already. Let’s bust out. Let’s try some other stuff. Let’s get rid of these clothes, bell bottoms and promo T-shirts and shaggy hair. Enough already. Let’s have some fun, this is dreary.’”
