Talk:Greg Graffin

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Metameric mollusc 16:36, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

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At the show in Chicago, Graffin stated that he spent his first four years of life in Evanston, IL before his parents moved to Madison, WI. 24.13.86.24 07:43, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

There's a citation needed note on the information about Graffin living in Lansing, NY. I'm from Lansing and I know he lives there or at least did as of a few years ago, because he spoke at my high school once and a friend of mine used to baby sit for him. Obviously, that doesn't really count as a citation, but I just wanted to make a note that the information is indeed accurate to my knowledge. -- KillerDeathRobot 09:13, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm removing the "III" from his name. I've never heard of him being a "III". If anyone has a source that says otherwise, feel free to put it back in. Metameric mollusc 16:36, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Changing Sentence 2 UCLA 3 "Top 5 biologists in the world" 4 So uh... 5 Los Angeles?

[edit] Changing Sentence

I suggest adjusting the last sentence of the first body paragraph.. The statement: "Bad Religion is known for its wordy, often political lyrics as well as its intricate harmonies and melodies mixed with straightforward, fast-paced punk music," is a choppy compilation of poorly chosen, imprecise words. The new structure should read like this: "Bad Religion is a punk-rock band known for its articulate and often politically charged lyrics as well as its musically sophisticated (yet fast-paced) harmony, melody and counterpoint."

The rationale here is to highlight the two major factors separating BR from other punk bands: Dr. Greg and Mr. Brett are talented guys; they seem to have invented a verb like "to thesaurize." Even this is unfair, though, as the allusions of many songs span at least the three languages with which I am familiar (There's something interpretive on my talk page about a BR song to explain this - it's my personal favorite), and the natural rhythms of every line of nearly every song match up so flawlessly that (I speculate) no word substitution must be taking place during their lyric-writing process. DrMorelos 03:01, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Making said changes. DrMorelos 20:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] UCLA

I scanned the faculty list in the Life Sciences department at UCLA and Graffin is not on the list. Can someone confirm that he is actually teaching there? 76.167.145.143 21:08, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/classes/winter07/syllabi/lifesci1_2_syl07w.pdf 70.52.94.19 23:56, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Top 5 biologists in the world"

I removed the claim that Graffin was regarded as one of the top 5 biologists in the world, as it was unsourced, provided no further details (regarded by whom?) and frankly, is a little unbelievable for someone who only got their Ph.D a few years ago. --Awesome 11:08, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] So uh...

How 'bout those webcam pics, Greg?--Rastabilly 07:30, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Los Angeles?

He lives in Ithaca. He referenced it at the show in the Nokia theater on October 15th. His mom lives in LA though, and he stayed there while recording New Maps Of Hell. Kloneman (talk) 23:44, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

The note about him living in LA is referenced, whereas your replacement statement is not. I'm going to revert until a reference is provided. Strobilus (talk) 00:59, 10 December 2007 (UTC)