Track 09: Bad Religion

Text, Prose & RocknRoll

On this track Kris welcomes GREG GRAFFIN, front man for the punk band BAD RELIGION, a band whose no nonsense approach and Do It Yourself spirit helped them rise to the top of the Punk scene in L.A. and far beyond. Greg discusses their new punk rock manifesto, “Do What You Want”, the band’s outlook on the state of the world, and the nearly fatal rock concert that was not widely covered by the media.

Excerpt from DO WHAT YOU WANT (Hatchette Book Group):

“We started playing the show,” Greg recalled, “and a big hole opened up in front of me on the dance floor and bodies started falling into the hole.” The people who had been standing in front of the stage disappeared into the space where the floor had been.

Bad Religion stopped playing and the people on the right side of the dance floor shouted in protest, unaware of what had hap- pened. But the screams of those who had fallen or were in danger of falling drowned them out. A huge cloud of dust rose from the lower level and people continued to tumble into the pit.

Special Thanks to GREG GRAFFIN AND TO THE ENTIRE BAND FOR THEIR SUPPORT. Thanks also to BRETT GURWITZ and EPITAPH RECORDS for the use of Bad Religion’s library of music, MICHAEL GIARRATANO and everyone at HATCHET BOOK GROUP.

To purchase the book, DO WHAT YOU WANT, CLICK HERE

To see what the band is up to next vist their OFFICIAL SITE.
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‘TEXT PROSE AND ROCK N ROLL’- is the only podcast dedicated to the written account of musicians. From artist memoirs to band bios, and anything in between. You'll hear first accounts from those who lived the lifestyle; a Book Club that rocks - literally.

It was Created, Hosted & Executive Produced by Kris Kosach.

It was Produced & Edited by Charlene Goto of Go-To Productions.

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