I really wish you would have bothered to read what I wrote.

Is punk big in the mainstream? Hell no. Bands like Green Day, Simple Plan, Good Charolette, etc, arent at all punk. They're called punk to appeal to the demographic of kids who didnt like the pop that was going on.

However, the punk scene is still alive and well in so many places. Bands like The Adicts still play their hearts out, and there are even great newer bands like The Scarred and Narcoleptic Youth. Clit 45, Naked Aggression, Subhumans, they all come around still. Just because there arent a bunch of punks wandering the streets in droves like they did in the early 80's doesnt mean it's dead.

John Lydon can say what he wants, but plenty of other huge punk idols are alive, well, and touring, so it's still alive.