Who is the king of punk?

Answer 1

The easy answer is Malcolm McLaren. Punk is said to have existed in America in the late 60's with small garage bands as well as larger bands like Iggy and the Stooges. Into the 70's it was furthered by the New York Dolls and it's members, the Ramones and Patti Smith etc... The term "Punk" really was a British media reaction to Malcolm McLaren's assembly of the group "The Sex Pistols" and all they inspired in their short but infamous career. British media termed the Sex Pistols as "Punks" and "Dirty Punks" and Malcolm M. loved it, nurtured it and used the term to market much of his clothing empire at the time. Essentially he "Mastered it.

I completely disagree, the King of Punk is Billie Joe Armstrong; front-man of Punk rock band Greenday.

Don't take just take my word for it, there are numerous sources which will gladly inform you that Billie Joe is the only one keeping punk alive in an era which is becoming increasingly dominated by mainstream music. Greenday is the voice which isn't afraid to broadcast it's views freely, not matter what they are.