Greg Graffin

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Dr. Gregory Walter Graffin (born November 6, 1964 in Racine, Wisconsin), better known as Greg Graffin, is the vocalist and co-founder of the punk rock band Bad Religion. He attended El Camino Real High School.

In 1980, at age 15, Graffin and a few high school classmates formed Bad Religion in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley. After making a name for themselves in the Los Angeles punk scene, releasing three EPs and two full-length albums, they disbanded in 1984. However, the band re-formed in 1987, with the How Could Hell Be Any Worse? line-up with an addition of former Circle Jerks guitarist Greg Hetson, and released their highly acclaimed comeback album, Suffer, in the following year. The album was a comeback for Bad Religion as well as a watershed for the Southern California punk sound popularized by their label Epitaph Records, which is owned by guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The band has recorded and toured frequently ever since the release of “Suffer.” Bad Religion is known for its articulate and often politically charged lyrics as well as its musically sophisticated (yet fast-paced) harmony, melody and counterpoint.

Graffin and Gurewitz are the band’s two main songwriters, though Graffin wrote the bulk of the material on his own for a three-album period in the late 1990’s when Gurewitz left the band. Graffin recorded a solo album in 1997, called American Lesion, which consisted of softer, more pop-oriented songs.
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  • ImVitor

    Amazing!

    15 days ago
  • MateusMelloxD

    não sabia que ele tinha discos solo ;/ deve ser foda *-*

    last month
  • drewman_7

    Not sure you guys remember put we meet you guys. When one of our singers Ali missed your performance cause he got his arm broke in the pit. Then fortunately we were able to get backstage on your next performance and even talk with you. Which was unexpected after what happened. A silver lining of sorts. We got this last.fm thing goin' and hoped you'd check us out. http://www.last.fm/music/Decent+at+Best

    March 2012
  • keyransolo

    i love this man and everything he's contributed to music.

    February 2012
  • k_sergeev

    perfect. nothing else.

    February 2012
  • daGrevis

    Smartest person in all of punk music! [3]

    January 2012
  • njbell2000

    I wish he was my professor.

    December 2011
  • yuronmyarm192

    This man has accomplished more in his lifetime than the majority of the world's population. AND he's amazingly musically talented!!!

    December 2011
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15 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/greggraffin

Greg just started a Twitter account that he updates daily.  Check it out to get the most up to date happenings with Greg both on stage and off.http://twitter.com/DoctorGraffin

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