ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

BAD RELIGION would like to thank the following people for their various contributions to our health, happiness, and sanity over the years: Julie Anastasio, Ian Astbury, Kelly Bakst, Steven Barlevi, Joe Barresi, Rick and Sherry Bragger, Andrew Buscher, Gavin Caswell, Arnel Celestial, Tom Clement, Katy Corsmeier, Mike de la Cruz, Greta Dewey, Susan Donner, Roger Dorresteijn, Billy Duffy, Paul du Gre, Aimee Echo, Willy Ehmann, Darryl Eaton, Pete Finestone, Michele Ceazan-Fleischli, Tim Gallegos, Jens Geiger, Michelle Gerien, Dave Gibney, Mike Gitter, Danny Goldberg, Lisa Graffin, Eric Greenspan, Danny Heaps, Tess Herrera, Greg Hetson, Greg and Bonnie Husebye, Steve Jones, Peter Katsis, Ronnie Kimball, Diane Kirchner, Heike Kramer, The Kleinheinz Family, Lucky Lehrer, Treva Levine, Jon Luini, Kevin Lyman, Rick Marino, Cathy Mason, Tim McDuffy, Howard Menzies, Jim Miller, Chantal Neeten, Frank Nuti, Steve Olson, Ric Ocasek, Alex Perialas, Jay Phelan, David Pollack, Jack Price, Jack Rabid, Elliott Roberts, Todd Rundgren, Debby Sander, Jodi Sax, Bobby Schayer, Konrad Schraml, Megan Shull, Gary Soltys, Donnie Spada, Greg Stocks, Taylor Thompson, Paul Tollett, Gary Tovar, Brooks Wackerman, Andy Wallace, Christina White, Ian Winwood, Angry Andy Wright, and Jay Ziskrout.

 

Extra-special thanks…

 

GREG GRAFFIN: I would like to thank those who helped shape my musical identity before Bad Religion existed: Mom (Marcella) Graffin and Dad (Walter) Graffin, Grant Graffin, Uncle Stanley Carpenter, Wryebo Martin, Jeff Shimeta, Art Shannon, Frank Mejia, Tommy and Danny George, Dave George, Jon Murer, David Bragger, and Mrs. Perkins. Later came treasures for which I feel most grateful, Allison, Ella, Graham, and Stanley, without whom most of this journey would be meaningless.

 

BRETT GUREWITZ: Richard and Lorrie Gurewitz, Gina Gurewitz, Max Gurewitz, Frida Gurewitz, Nico Moon Gurewitz, Emiko Belle Gurewitz, Sue Lucarelli, Jeff Abarta, Donnell Cameron, John Albert, Peter Robbins, the Ramones, the Germs, and the Adolescents.

 

JAY BENTLEY: Brett, Greg, JZ, Pete, Hetson, Bobby, Brian, Brooks, Dim, and Jamie. Steve Soto.

 

BRIAN BAKER: Victoria Reis and Ian MacKaye.

 

JIM: When I was in the Navy, a skinhead with a fondness for hardcore turned me on to Bad Religion. We made a mixtape from his record collection that included the Back to the Known EP. I played that tape all over the Western Pacific and it became the soundtrack to a lot of great memories. I can still recall racing across a highway in Yokosuka, Japan, while singing “Frogger” like a loon. After I got out of the Navy, I took that tape to college in ultraconservative southwest Virginia, where it helped keep me sane, and then I brought it back to Southern California when I returned for good. There are only five songs on Back to the Known, a fraction of Bad Religion’s output, but I’ve been carrying them with me for over thirty years. Without that tape, I never would have had the courage to write Bad Religion’s history. But I couldn’t have done it without early readers Todd Taylor and Michael Fournier (Razorcake por vida!) or the incomparable Amanda Johnston for her impeccable editorial assistance. The Bad Religion Page was my go-to resource for information about the band’s enormous output and impact. (If you’re a fan, you owe it to yourself to check it out at www.thebrpage.net.) I also owe a debt of gratitude to Jack Rabid of The Big Takeover, who has been chronicling the band since the beginning. Thanks to everyone who shared their story with me, including former and current members of Bad Religion. Sincere thanks to Tod Goldberg and Maggie Downs for keeping an old sailor rat in their thoughts, and to Rick Marino, Ben Schafer, and Peter McGuigan for making the magic happen. I am especially grateful to Bad Religion’s talented and hardworking crew, whose humor and camaraderie brought a great deal of joy to the enterprise. Lastly, a huge thank you to Greg, Brett, Jay, and Brian for trusting me with their stories and welcoming me into their homes / offices / green rooms / tour buses / lives. My deepest gratitude goes to my wife, Nuvia, and daughter, Annie, who have listened to a lifetime’s worth of Bad Religion songs over the last few years.