#196 Jay Bentley (Bad Religion)

Original Bad Religion founding member Jay Bentley joins Matt for Episode 196 of Life In The Stocks to discuss growing up in Southern California, getting into punk rock, what the LA scene was like in the early 80s, the violence that pervaded the punk scene at that time, Bad Religion’s first ever gig with Social Distortion, early shows with bands like TSOL, Adolescents, playing in the Circle Jerks, drinking, alcoholism, addiction, and getting sober, the secret to Bad Religion’s longevity, playing in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes with Spike and Scott Shiflett, being in a band with Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz and their unique partnership, and the future of Bad Religion. The new Bad Religion book, Do What You Want, is out NOW.

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