The words written about this scene made it clear that Greg didn't want any trouble, nor did he look for any kind of trouble. Greg then described the hoopla in Venice with the punkers ganging up against the jocks (go punkers!) for dissing their music. Gradually adapting to the culture in CA, he was able to get in touch with friends who wanted to launch their own musical act-one that was rebellious and attention-grabbing. Having then moved here in California, it was a different social setting and nothing like how it was back in Wisconsin. The first chapters cover Greg's early life and how he came about with music, as well as his mom introducing him to the sciences, especially Carl Sagan. Apparently, it's not all just screaming on the microphone but lyrically bringing a message, through songs, that separate Graffin from many singers and musicians today (rightfully so, if you hear the music being produced today). How rare is it for a singer-punk rock singer-to show a passion in natural sciences all the while, sing songs preaching the harsh reality of our existence and living to think on your own, and not what some politician/religious figure says? Singer, professor and author Greg Graffin, lead singer of punk group Bad Religion, has written an excellent piece combining biographical writing with philosophy, biology, anthropology and sociology.
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