Greg GraffinSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

At the podium he shares his unique perspective on the arts and sciences and his life as a modern Renaissance man.Greg Graffin was a typical disenfranchised young teen living in the wasteland of the San Fernando Valley when he first heard punk music on KROQs Rodney on the ROQ radio show.

The growing hardcore punk scene that the show exposed him to gave Graffin the meaning and hope hed sought since moving west from Wisconsin at eleven years old. Around the same time school which seldom held Graffin's attention suddenly became interesting as his teachers introduced biology. From The Germs to actual bacterium an artistic fire was ignited.

If Darby Crash could infuse punk with poetry why not start a band that thrashed hard but also wrote music with a heavy dose of lyrics a touch of harmony and a scientific bent? In 1980 Graffin formed Bad Religion with friends including guitarist Brett Gurewitz and bassist Jay Bentley.

Over the years Bad Religion has released fourteen full-length albums including How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (1982) (1988) (1989) (1993) (2004) (2007) (2010) (2013) and (2019). Graffin has also released two solo albums (1997) (2006) and (2017).