Contrary to our news report from February last year, Bad Religion's book isn't called "We're Not Bad Religion... You Are", but "DO WHAT YOU WANT: The Story of Bad Religion".
Today, the book was finally officially announced and is available for pre-order at the usual places. For pre-order links, check out badreligion.com. The release date is August 18.
Already in September of 2018, co-author Jim Ruland contacted The Bad Religion Page about using the website for the project. He found the information within the The Answer and the Media archives to be extremely helpful, noting the band uses it to refresh their memories as well.
We are extremely honored to have assisted him with this project, and look forward to exploring the pages of the final result this coming August!
Depending on the source, the number of pages is either 272 or 336.
Official summary
DO WHAT YOU WANT: The Story of Bad Religion is the first autobiography written with full cooperation and support of the band. It reveals the ups and downs of the band’s 40-year career, from their beginnings as teenagers experimenting in a San Fernando Valley garage dubbed “The Hell Hole” to headlining major music festivals around the world.
The book predominantly features the four principal voices of the band in a hybrid oral history/narrative format: Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Jay Bentley, and Brian Baker. It also includes rare photos; never-before-seen material from the archives; and all-new interviews with former members and famous friends.
DO WHAT YOU WANT will be published in hardcover, e-book, and audio formats on August 18, 2020, and is co-authored by accomplished music writer Jim Ruland.
About the Author
Jim Ruland has been writing for punk rock zines like Flipside since the early '90s and has written for every issue of Razorcake, America's only non-profit independent music fanzine. He is the co-author of My Damage with Keith Morris, the founding vocalist of Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and OFF.
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02/05/2020 at 22:37
https://youtu.be/Uj2Iu5wcOoQ
About 5.40 This is his last chance. 2010. Biggest solo of his life. Little man. Big man. |
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02/05/2020 at 20:34
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02/05/2020 at 20:31
Thank you, Torbar, for posting that link. It all makes sense now. I was at his last show (The Palladium, Los Angeles, 2013) and thought it strange that he didn't do any of the guitar solos that day. He had played 1/3 to 1/2 of the solos at every other show I had seen in previous years.
I'm sad they didn't hold his place while he recovered. He was integral to them staying/playing together in the early 80's according to some stories in Anarchy Evolution. I hope to see him at a meeting someday, I have seven years of sobriety myself! |
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02/05/2020 at 13:25
Also at some show before hetson solo in Devil in stitches, greg g. was saying something like: last chance for a little guy. What was that all about? There is a video in the youtubes.
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02/05/2020 at 00:04
From what I remember he stopped playing shows mid april of one year(2013?), and pretty much a year later to the day he posted something on instagram saying he was 1 year sober, so nice to hear that even though by that point he knew he wasn't a member anymore that he stuck with sobriety. BR and The Circle Jerks are playing a bunch of festivals over the summer, so hopefully they all have a chance to hang out and become buddies again, even if his days in BR are in the past |
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02/04/2020 at 19:04
Just taking an educated guess but it sounds like Brian and Jay are the ones that voted him out. I'd also wager there is more to the story than we will ever hear about so who knows. Stinks that there was so much drama. Hope that Greg sticks with the program and gets better, and I hope everyone gets along again eventually. |
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02/04/2020 at 10:33
Whole thing is worth a listen, but his departure is talked about starting around 28:36 |
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02/04/2020 at 04:16
There was just recently this interview or podcast with Hetson. I can't find it anymore.
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02/03/2020 at 04:08
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01/30/2020 at 17:53
coop wrote "t was kind of lame how the band handled his problems and such. "
I wasn't aware we finally found out what they were. I looked for like a year after he left and never found out why. I was at the Palladium in 2013 which I think was his last one. What actually happened? |
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01/28/2020 at 17:21
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01/28/2020 at 15:48
It was kind of lame how the band handled his problems and such.
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01/28/2020 at 15:27
Wow. I'm not going to pretend to know how book royalties work, but I can't imagine big bucks are going to be made here. Kinda lame on Hetson's part. I wonder if that is any indication on where he is at relationship-wise with the rest of BR now.
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01/28/2020 at 13:15
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01/28/2020 at 11:19
Sure or probably? But that's what I thought... It'd be nice to have his side of the story in this book, though |
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01/27/2020 at 22:32
They asked Hetson, but would not pay him anything. So he said no.
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01/27/2020 at 18:30
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01/27/2020 at 18:20
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01/27/2020 at 13:00
I wonder if Hetson was interviewed for this.
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01/19/2020 at 21:00
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01/15/2020 at 10:47
Will it be available in foreign languages I wonder?
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01/12/2020 at 09:05
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01/12/2020 at 07:57
Hrmm it's also getting an audiobook? And it's an oral history? Will that mean the band members will be doing the narration?
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01/11/2020 at 22:41
finally, all the juicy torbar and slod eposé stories from the perspective of the band, captured in print.
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01/10/2020 at 04:28
Shit. August is a long time to wait. Better have a new cover by then, that one sucks.
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01/10/2020 at 04:24
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01/09/2020 at 12:18
this is more exciting than a new album
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01/09/2020 at 02:31
Better start learning to read.
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