From a very early age, I was in tune with pop radio, and most of this listening was done driving. We had an old '67 or '65 Buick LeSabre, and whenever we would drive around, I would actually stick my head right against the speakers in the back and sing along to the music. Greg Graffin agebackbuick share on social
I guess rock stars are role models for the kids who listen to that music. My role models have all been geologists - you know, the guys who are doing fieldwork until they're 70. Greg Graffin fieldworkgeologistguess Change image and share on social
I want some fact-based evidence about where we came from. Things we consider mysterious need not be attributed to a deity. Greg Graffin attributebasedeity Change image and share on social
It's not a random chance that we have Alanis Morissette. She didn't evolve out of a null and void. She came from a former template. She borrowed styles and sounds from a very limited set of other artists. Greg Graffin alanisartistborrow share on social
So much of the habitat destruction and pollution is based on the simple principle that we somehow have been given free license over other species to degrade the planet. Greg Graffin basedegradedestruction Change image and share on social
One of our great thematic traditions in Bad Religion has been to question human nature. Greg Graffin badgreathuman Change image and share on social
Unfortunately, the average guy on the street believes that studying evolution leads to atheism. Greg Graffin atheismaveragebelieve Change image and share on social
My science teachers always encouraged their classes to 'go out and discover something' because all scientific endeavors depend on observation and experimentation. Through such pursuits, anyone can find something new to science, and if it's truly novel, the entire edifice of science might have to be restructured. Greg Graffin classdependdiscover share on social
When I was a teenager, science meshed with my developing ideals - such as the challenge to authority that was central to punk rock. In science, anyone from any walk of life could make a discovery that would overturn prevailing hypotheses. And that was a cause for celebration among scientists. Greg Graffin authoritycelebrationcentral share on social
Ideologically, the pursuit of science is not that different from the ideology that goes into punk rock. The idea of challenging authority is consistent with what I have been taught as a scientist. Greg Graffin authoritychallengeconsistent Change image and share on social