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
A lot of philosophy is bull***t, but a lot of it is what we write songs about too. And it's organizing your… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
PUNK IS: the personal expression of uniqueness that comes from the experiences of growing up in touch with our human ability to… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
You can't take up all the music bins at a CD retail outlet with Spice Girls CDs and leave nothing for the… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
It's been an objective of mine since I started writing songs to include both intellect and energy. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
…the songs are universal enough that in ten years time they should still hold up quite well. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Most songwriters who have been lucky enough to have their song on the radio or be heard widely don't know anything about… — 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
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
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
I think English punk died in '79 or '80. Maybe '82 at the latest. As far as American punk goes, it wasn't… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Every place has its own punk flavor, but they all borrowed ideas from SoCal. It's still a vibrant scene creeping into every… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I've known a lot of people who were punkers who went on to get academic degrees. Very few of them, however, continued… — 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
