Greg Graffin confirms my suspicions

[OisNOTdead87]

As far as melodic punk goes they're the cream of the crop, but there is an artist from a completely different genre affected my thought process/life in similar ways to that of Bad Religion's. If you're interested in science/philosophy and don't have an aversion to hip hop I would suggest checking Eyedea out. The guy had lyrical concepts that are, in many ways, as freethinking and breathtaking as Greg's.

[xssRavenssx]

@Heime101 Yeah, it was good, but you can't say it's their best. It's impossible to judge that kinda thing anyway.

[Heime101]

When i was 16 some hardcore punk dude came on the school bus spouting a song about superman from bad religion he was a freak to me mohawk and spikes not my thing,but i got the song and liked it assuming punk was never my thing when i was around 24 i was board and downloaded a bunch more bad religion and since then they have become my favourite band of all time i don't know why it took so long, i was to judgmental on the punk thing but fuck they are sooooooo good every fucking album !!

[dbcavba81]

I'm thirty years old and I've been listening to Bad Religion since I was 12. I can't imagine my life without their music...

[xssRavenssx]

@badsign1980 Their first 5 years weren't their best. You obviously didn't get their message about not classifying.

[Heime101]

@xssRavenssx U talking about bad religions first five years cause that shit kicks ass and to be written when he was 15 is fucking good. Drastic actions is crazy good !!

[jtnoodle]

Kinda narrow minded don't ya think? Talk about closing your mind.

[lekewido3]

I was 14. I'm turning 40 on August 5th 2011. They are STILL my fav band.

[HateNate88times]

asssucker

[BadMuther]

after 1994 they were pretty much done.....suffer and no control were two of their best...pretty much downhill after that.

I started listening to them in 1986.

[Anarcorpo]

@BadMuther man, you can just say that after 94 you dont like it anymore, that's ok. to me, there's nothing "done" about, for example, The Empire Strikes First

[SmileFromGlasgow]

seriously? The only music you listen to? Damn.

[trucker21375]

Greg Graffin is my hero. hes freakin amazing

[TheClassicalSauce]

I've got nothing to say I've got nothing to do All of my neurons are functioning smoothly Yet still I'm a cyborg just like you I am one big myoma that thinks My planet supports only me I've got this one problem, will I live forever? I've got just a short time you see Modern man, evolutionary betrayer Modern man, ecosystem destroyer Modern man, destroy yourself in shame Modern man, pathetic example of Earth's organic heritage

[badsign1980]

thats sad... only listens to bad religion, i can name 100 bands that are better or just as good their first 5 years, many arent even english

[ldr513]

PLEASE some one tell me every word of this dialouge. i have no fucking clue what they said.

[poliotom]

I can recommend a band that has changed my life with a sound rather similar to Bad Religion. Propagandhi. They've been my favorite band for years and they have important things to teach us all with some great thrash/punk in the background and brilliantly poetic lyrics

[Ericuda]

Yes, Greg! Hahahaha.

[whatashameman]

Can somebody tell me which is the questioan and what Greg explains?

I can understand because of the eco

than you!

[whatashameman]

Can somebody explain me which is the question and what Greg explains? I can undesrstand because of the eco

thank you!

[akoolbhatt]

@whatashameman

Basically, the guy is saying that before he heard of Bad Religion, music was an unsignificant part of his life. But after hearing about them, all he listens to now is Bad Religion. So he is asking Greg if he would recommend any other bands. And Greg says...No, he cannot.

[MrRsiffredi]

Why doesn't this jackass just offer to give Graffin a hummer on the spot...LAME...Sounds like the media asking Obama a question...LOL

[thewinebottle]

que pregunta más idiota!!!

[RodrigoYamane10]

@thewinebottle q pergunta ele fez?e qual foi a resposta?

[scrispy12]

Totally deserves it

[repHC]

I own and know, by heart, every Bad Religion album, minus a few songs from 80-85. While tool hits me harder, because of my spiritual beliefs and the amazing, intricate, music being performed, just under them in my favorite list, for the realist approach and literary meaning on every album. The Bad Religion CD box is set is worth a college education.

[frinkmhey]

Did you go on to check out Zappa and Rundgren? I really hope so, they are amazing!

[wombat9406]

Bad Religion is literally the only band I listen to. Every other band's songs by comparison seem so meaningless and vacuous. This has been my favorite band since I'm 13 years old.

[UntamedAxeRage]

I feel exactly the same way. Unfortunately, I didn't discover Bad Religion until I was 23.

[madzyzome]

I remember when infected came out on the radio when it was new and I was like 12 so I had no real appreciation for their massage but I tell you, if you read Dr Graffins doctoral dissertation you will understand Bad Religion a whole lot better.

[D3athCr33ps]

where can i find a copy of this?

[UntamedAxeRage]

It's currently out of print. He's working on a book called "Anarchy Evolution" that will be out in 2010 though.

[D3athCr33ps]

April 10 I'm really excited to read it, than again I'm kind of a zoology nerd

[madzyzome]

copy of what?

[TheSidewalkCipher]

Getting a massage from BR would be really rather strange....

(j/k) ;]

[jesserussell]

@madzyzome I have his dissertation, I am afraid of messing up his autograph on the front, maybe I'll read it one day...

[Raeafu]

@UntamedAxeRage i discovered them when i was 15 ;) but i had to grow up and learn english to understand the lyrics perfectly, so i became a fan when i was 17 :)

[JaredJosephHoag]

@UntamedAxeRage

I've got you both beat...I didn't discover them until age 29 (this year).

And I'm listening to little else.

[SuperPunkemon]

@UntamedAxeRage same hear but im 11 

[Ksoolz]

@UntamedAxeRage I was 21. I am now 22.

[briands1993]

@UntamedAxeRage Bad Religion. In MY opinion, the only REAL punk band. The only one that really knows what they talk about. Simply because they're wise, and wisdom is important when you talk about things that affect people.

[lonebison]

@UntamedAxeRage Don't feel bad, I didn't discover BR till I was 43! This band is one of the best things I've ever discovered in music.

[timotheophany]

@wombat9406 It's nice to know I'm not the only person who can say this. I mean, not literally of course, but for the past two weeks solid I've listened to no other music. And I've not listened to anything else in the last 10 years anywhere near as much as I've listened to Bad Religion.

[senormadeland]

@wombat9406 and you think you know everything at 13 yo? That's pathetic...go and by yourself a new record...

[Casper3701]

@wombat9406 been listening to them since circa 1993, even have the crossbuster tattoo... but seriously, jack, you gotta broaden your horizons. It has an intelligent, powerful message, absolutely, but music can do more make you just pissed off at the world all the time...

[wombat9406]

@Casper3701 --

Why are you assuming that I'm pissed off at the world all the time? And why are you assuming that I don't listen to any other music? I said I don't listen to any other BANDS. There are other types of music that don't consist of rock bands y'know :-)

[MrMemag]

@wombat9406 Ever tried Replacements or Husker Du? How about The Gone Jackals hehehe?

[mccaslin7575]

I have a tattoo on my back that says Vanilla Ice.

[Casper3701]

@mccaslin7575 Vanilla Ice was a horrifyingly stupid fad from the early 90's... the lead singer from Bad Religion is a well-spoken, educated man who speaks out against the injustices of society and the injustices of the human condition...

[mescatraz32]

Wow. Who thinks of a response that good that quickly? Epic. The man's a genius.

[mescatraz32]

The thing that the guy said about not like "knowing" music until he heard Bad Religion, it was exactly like that for me. I heard American Jesus and fell in love.

[bglad4life]

epic response!

[notyoursavior78]

Bad Religion does rule! I'm into many indie bands nowadays, but BR will always be one of my top favorties with Sunny Day Real Estate (and Radiohead if my friend reads this).

[conxtantine]

your friend is reading this with me !! lol i know what u mean .. as for me I started listenin to punk rock thanx to a song by bad religion names '' heaven is falling '' it feels great to say I got into punk rock thanx to bad religion ... back then when offsprinf and green day were the bomb ... look at em now .. oh well ..

[notyoursavior78]

Yeah I agree. I was a huge Offspring fan, but when I got into Bad Religion I stopped following the Offspring. They still have great albums like Ignition, Smash and even Ixnay on the Hombre, but I don't keep up on them anymore.

I'm proud to be a Bad Religion fan.

[conxtantine]

I'm a big fan of Bad Religion ... but Strung out is my fav band ever man .. I proudly carry a Strung out tattoo on my foot but I can leave BR behind .. I remember my teenage delirium for songs like skyscraper ..anxiety and billy ... better off dead oh man let's play bad religion down here in MExico !!

[notyoursavior78]

I know some Strung Out. I have the Twisted by Design cd, American Paradox and Exile in Oblivion. I meant to check out more, but I never really got around to it.

[posen123]

Suburban teenage wasteland blues their best album by far!

[wesroo]

No Bad Religon song can make your life complete, can a Strung Out song?

[GaribaldiInTheMaking]

so true...the only band that matters!! BR ROCKS!

[gero8909]

if Greg Graffin be the president of USA i will go to live there xD

[ChadJHachey]

he sould become the presidentay

[notyoursavior78]

That's freaking awesome :) Great upload.

[JohnZackarias]

Heh...

I've seen this video quite a few times since it got uploaded.

Makes me laugh every time.

[pbrskater26]

greg is my hero

[maurillion]

Well, I'm not smart enough even for a half PHD, i suppose it must be difficult to get two...

i agree with you

[critterCQB]

"No I cannot." FUCKING AWESOME GREG!

[fallkhild]

omg did that did that fool acually say that?...

[jgawryluk]

Ya you can have more than one PhD, you can earn multiple or be bestowed with them from respect or lifetime accomplishments. And after a PhD is a post-doc fellowship, which is extremely common ... who the heck would want to go back to school for another PhD after 10 years of post-secondary? Could be fun if you were wealthy enough that you don't need to pay for living but that doesn't apply to most or all of us.

[tjtech12]

haha I kinda went through a phase where all I listened to was Bad Religion.

[MickeRamone]

a phase? =) Well then I hope my phase never ends!

[maurillion]

well, he is a great guy, a terrific teacher and an amazing frontman.... from an amazing band.

anyone with his intelligence should have 5 phd's

[zzyzx0788]

Gotta give some credit to Brett Gurewitz too. He wrote like half the Bad Religion lyrics

[maurillion]

all my respect for mr. brett, but there is a bad religion without him.

it cannot be bad religion without gregg.

[bacofishtaco]

I agree completely!

[zzyzx0788]

Very true.

But i still find my self amazed at how many of the best bad religion songs were written by Brett

[maurillion]

that's why gurewitz has a tremendous composing gift. Same as graffin.They are a perfect duo, Only to be compared with Freddie Mercury and Brian May. They created and reinvented a music movement.

Unfortunately, his guitar playing style is not as notorious as graffin's voice. Is more difficult to find someone who sings like gregg than someone to playing like brett.

[npoc]

MR. bretts writes some increible lyrics, his are alot more symbollic, and allude to lots of other things. graffins, usually are slightly more literal and usually make someone one pull out the dictionary.

[rorrt]

yeah, Brian Baker really is a top notch guitarist, Baker turned down touring with REM, to tour with BR.

not to mention Brooks Wackerman, and Jay Bentley are great.

but Brett is more rythmic, and perhaps more pop, than Gregg.

[maurillion]

correct. Even Axl asked him to join guns n roses, but he decided to stay in BR

[rorrt]

true, though with Brett being the owner of the worlds largest indi label, he has always wanted the number 1 record, he wrote 21st Century Digital Boy, which is really poppy, and fast paced, he wanted as a single to go to no1

[maurillion]

that's why, when mr brett left the band, Bad Religion ( despite the fact to be in a major label) became more underground than before....

[kkhue3x]

este hombre es la oxtiaaa!!!!!

[jeffhasnolife]

Greg's fuckin' awesome.

[ClunkityClunk4Truth]

Bad Religion is practically the only band I listen to anymore.

[jimj122680]

My two favorite bands in the world are Bad Religion and Back Street Boys (first two albums).

[333kingston]

a joke???

[causeofmyanger]

backdoor boys?

[0nouseforaname]

youve got to be kidding right?

You cant even compare bad religion with the backstreet boys.

[whiib]

god what an idiot greg realy shut him up hahaha"no i can not"lol

[JohnZackarias]

What do you mean by "what an idiot"?

He expressed how much he really loves Bad Religion, I can't see the idiocracy in this.

[ogre0038]

Haha 'no i can't'

[Pigpen95333]

haha

[rohanarchy]

graffin is awesome dead set!!

its heaps funny if someone bags BR im like, well when the singer from that band gets 2 phDs and get honored by harvard, then talk to me. haha

same man, the music speaks to me and is a major part of my life, its intellecual punk!

cheers mate

ROH

[jdjdjdj29929292]

He has just one phd's i think.

[shortattentionspan47]

Even if you could do, and even if it's possible, would anyone want to get more than one PhD? That's a little... insane.

[bleedingcolors]

edward de bono ftw

[Misha7458]

Some people LIKE to learn - perhaps you should try it.....Not insane AT all - he's an AMAZING man! Fronting an AMAZING band!

[shortattentionspan47]

Dude, please don't lecture me. The only thing keeping me at UCI IS a love of learning. I like learning. That's why I'm IN college. I wouldn't be in school if I didn't give a shit.

And for the record, I never said he was "insane:" I said the thought of going for more than one doctorate is a little excessive--especially considering what you have to do for one. But, you know what? To each his own. I'm sorry I said anything.

[evelau]

It's absolutely possible to get more than one PhD. It's actually possible to get post-PhDs... In Quebec at least. (not that -I- have more than one degree... I don't even have -one- except for high school... I sort of dropped out of college.)

[damthatfatmike]

will do thank you for the post's

[damthatfatmike]

good stuff i cannot find u full vid of this shindig do you know where i can find it

[UntamedAxeRage]

I taped the entire ceremony on behalf of the Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy and I'm currently editing the videos for them, which they will presumably make available on their website.

I'll also probably upload a few additional clips myself, so keep checking my channel.

[UntamedAxeRage]

I've just uploaded the videos of the award presentation and Graffin's acceptance speech as well as his performances of "Suffer," "Cease," "Live Again," and "Sorrow."

I'll be editing and uploading the Q&A too, but it probably won't get done until sometime in July.