Tom Gabel Compares Punk to Star Trek

In a comical and tongue-in-cheek interview with Racket Magazine, Tom Gabel of Against Me! compares the evoltion of punk fans to Star Trek fans saying:

I think it’s more comparable to Star Trek, which like religion has also split off into many, many, different factions, there’s enthusiasts of the original, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise (that was one right?), and then there’s all the movies. Everyone’s got their favorite crew, everyone’s got their favorite alien race, everyone’s got their opinion on which uniform is the best, and there’s tons of bit-part characters that appeared in one episode for 15 seconds but whom people still obsess over (which is like the equivalent of those bands that made one 7″ record 20 years ago but who people still wear t-shirts and patches for). The shows are just conventions for the collectors and I’m William Shatner telling everyone to “get a life.”

The full interview can be read here. Against Me! released White Crosses last month.