Show Notes
No need to have a nervous breakdown, we've finally got the legendary KEITH MORRIS on HardLore, one of the founding fathers of hardcore music.
In part 1 of this incredible 4+ hour two-part special, we start at the beginning with Keith's introduction to music (he's a big fan) and deep dive into starting Panic (eventually known as BLACK FLAG) with Greg Ginn, what early punk rock was like in the South Bay and greater LA area in the late 70s, how Black Flag finally became Black Flag, recruiting the rest of the band, the incomparable artistic contributions of the great Raymond Pettibon, recording NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (and re-recording most of it with Circle Jerks), why and how he ultimately left the band, and so much more...
Thanks to my incredible co-host Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony for the fantastic assist and great questions/insight as always.
Next week we pick up right where we leave off, with the beginning of the Circle Jerks... Grab a copy of Circle Jerks - Revenge of Nervous Breakdown, their first recording in 30 years, while you still can: https://linktr.ee/circlejerks _________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy. Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes • Join the HARDLORE DISCORD • Get 15% off TIMELESS COFFEE site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE. 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:47 - Keith Morris 00:08:46 - Keith Loves Music 00:19:53 - Meeting Greg Ginn (Keith Loves Music Cont.) 00:30:40 - Panic Forming (Black Flag) and the MANY Early Members 00:43:46 - Becoming a REAL Band (Chuck The Duke) 00:46:59 - Robo, Cocaine & Punk Developing in Real Time 00:58:29 - Black Flag Becoming Black Flag 01:05:05 - Nervous Breakdown 01:09:35 - Keith Leaving Black Flag 01:12:12 - The Public's Response to Nervous Breakdown 01:27:44 - The Black Flag Bars 01:31:55 - SST & It's Residual Effects 01:36:17 - Keith Leaving Black Flag 01:39:59 - Circle Jerks Re-Recording Nervous Breakdown 01:46:40 - Why Depression, Nervous Breakdown, Fix Me & Revenge? 01:49:20 - Henry Rollins Black Flag 01:53:14 - Everything Went Black, The Germs, Darby Crash 01:57:03 - Have Keith & Greg Reconnected?
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