I struggled to keep one foot in music and one in academia. I had worked on my Ph.D. for three years full… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Let's face it: There are people who are extremists in every corner of society, and whatever flag they're waving is something Bad… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
One of our great thematic traditions in Bad Religion has been to question human nature. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Bad Religion took a long time to develop into gold-record-status artists. Along the way we learned and applied our knowledge, and Atlantic… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I've written almost 200 songs with Bad Religion. No matter where you look in our history, the focus has been trying to… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Whether or not punk is the flavor of the month is not important for us. Bad Religion has been popular through many… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
You can look at Bad Religion, and, really, almost everything I've ever done was an exercise in creativity. I've always had a… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Bad Religion's tradition has always been to try and provoke people but hopefully lead them to a better sense of who they… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Bad Religion has never been about criticizing people who are Christian. But we've always been about pointing out the irony and contradictions… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
The vocal arrangements are a big part of the formula for a Bad Religion song - layered harmonies and background vocals. So… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Folk music usually has an emphasis on the lyrics and melody. And those lyrics are usually relevant in some way. And it's… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I was in a choir as a kid. It was from those early days that my outlook on harmonies and arrangements were… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
“Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science and Bad Religion in a World Without God.” — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
It's my firm conclusion that human meaning comes from humans, not from a supernatural source. After we die, our hopes for an afterlife reside… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Here's the thing, who cares what you have to look at, I'm a big advocate of not obscuring vistas, but even if you build… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Life is never static. Despite catastrophic tragedies, life has persisted in evolving new varieties of unimaginable forms. I find comfort in the narrative of… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
People need to understand the basics of evolution if they are going to reject it—otherwise, they are not contributing anything productive to modern society. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I bill myself as a naturalist because if you say you're a naturalist, it gives people a conversation point to talk about what you… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
So much of the habitat destruction and pollution is based on the simple principle that we somehow have been given free license over other… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
The trick is: how do you talk about natural selection without implying the rigidity of law? We use it as almost an active participant,… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I guess rock stars are role models for the kids who listen to that music. My role models have all been geologists - you… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I don't mind if other people call me an atheist, but I call myself a naturalist. Atheism doesn't tell you much about what I… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
