“A fascinating, necessary story written buoyantly and well, and with a whole lotta vomit.” — Dave Bidini, musician and author of Writing Gordon Lightfoot
“Perfect Youth documents the undocumented, the unloved, the unwashed, and the foul-smelling glory of Canadian punk in its embryonic years.” — Gillian McCain, co-author of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
“Perfect Youth gives voice and life to many bands that prior to it had only existed to me as names on fliers or on the labels of 7” records. While this is an essential primer for anyone interested in punk or the roots modern Canadian music, it also offers something for the nerdiest of music nerds (like myself). And I’m not just saying that because I nearly accidently killed him in my kitchen one night.” — Damian Abraham, vocalist of Fucked Up
“To start a punk scene, the only essentials were a few kids who knew nothing and wanted to change everything. That could’ve happened anywhere. But who would have guessed that “anywhere” included Moncton and Saskatoon? Perfect Youth fills in Canada’s punk-rock map, and has a great time doing it.” — Mark Jenkins, co-author of Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation’s Capital
