Every place has its own punk flavor, but they all borrowed ideas from SoCal. It's still a vibrant scene creeping into every crevasse of youth culture. When you hear grunge, you think of the '90s, but when you hear L.A. punk, it's timeless. Greg Graffin 90sborrowcreep share on social
Bad Religion took a long time to develop into gold-record-status artists. Along the way we learned and applied our knowledge, and Atlantic helped us every step of the way, since 1993. Greg Graffin applyartistatlantic Change image and share on social
Bad Religion's tradition has always been to try and provoke people but hopefully lead them to a better sense of who they are and what they stand for. That's supposed to make them feel better. Greg Graffin badfeellead Change image and share on social
The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian. Greg Graffin authoritarianchallengeculture Change image and share on social
Unfortunately, science cannot be reduced to short, catchy phrases. And if this is all that the general public can comprehend, it's no wonder that we spend so much of our time in the interminable debate about belief in God, or lack thereof. Greg Graffin beliefcatchycomprehend share on social
The thrill of science is the process. It's a social process. It's a process of collective discovery. It's debate, it's experimentation and it's verification of claims that might be false. It's the greatest foundation for a society. Greg Graffin claimcollectivedebate share on social
Whether you reach a lot of people or have a profound impact on a few people, their memories of you are your afterlife. Greg Graffin afterlifeimpactlot Change image and 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
Science is the first expression of punk, because it doesn't advance without challenging authority. It doesn't make progress without tearing down what was there before and building upon the structure. Greg Graffin advanceauthoritybuild Change image and 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