OFF!'s Keith Morris talks about his time in Black Flag & Circle Jerks W Eric Blair
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- This is a interview where I just listen to Current "OFF!' vocalist Keith Morris talk about his early years with his former bands Black Flag and Circle Jerks and some of the things that were going on around that time in Punk Rock . (This interview is about 50 min long)
"If you are in a band and u are not having fun then u better be making lots of money"
Now that is a great quote.
I love that they had him do the bit as the host of Channel X in GTA 5.
Oh the irony. Anti corporate, yet corporate.
I didnt think he'd speak the exact same way as on channel X, its pretty rad.
haha, keith is a true punk rock hero....
That's funny becaus he's not speaking in the mopey, monotone way he is in GTA V at all
😂😂I was thinking the same thing
Major woody you know the Internet is is public right you fucking creep
Well, that's how he talks
Keith Morris seems to tell the longest possible version of every story lol
Keith is such an epic dude.
yes and very funny
He seems a nightmare to be around. Moralizes all the time and never shuts up.
Keith needs to write a book. I would love to read his ramblings about early punk rock.
Did you like Keith Morris's book?
Yeah, did you read his book by now? Lol
Tnis aged we
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Saw Circle Jerks in the early 90's. Opened for Off in San Jose. Keith is a really nice guy, kinda what you expect. Sarcastic and honest. One of the most underrated front men of all time. Still going strong.
I was there...are you in Plague Vendor? You guys were good too...I got to sit next to Keith at the Bar..too cool.
San Jose? I live an hour away from there
is it weird that his voice is so soothing? Like I can hear him talk all day.
That's why he was featured as the DJ of Channel X in GTA V
Den true. Sometimes Id just park somewhere and listen to it.
I dunno... Maybe it's because I'm not from Cali, but to me he sounds like an overgrown valley girl.
totally
So smooth
Eric Blair has a strength-
Letting people tell their story
No interruption
I like how Eric Blair just shuts the fuck up like a polite host and listens. Bravo, sir.
Yeah, pretty rare for a douche like him👍
Man, I fucking love Keith. Such a radical dude.
This is a REAL treat to listen to. Great history lesson.
his stories is as long as his dreads
@@SNAFU78 i think they look alright
@@SNAFU78 keith morris is a badass so who gives a toss. like why does cheetah chrome where godawful cheetah patterns clashing with other ugly ass cheetah patterns? why did it take him so long to shave his wild receding ginger ass hairline? why did prince choose a personalized symbol to define both his name and his gender identity? why does fat mike wear women's clothing and get fucked up the ass with a strap on by his dominatrix? why was jim morrison the lizard king? who gives a shit. LOL
@@fartkerson You won
@@SNAFU78 lol grow up
"so im not a slave to the oil companies" hahahahaha
This man has lived like 30 lives worth of life
He's not a slave to the life insurances companies....maaaaannnnnnn
He walks as much as possible...maaaaaaan.
If this were a 3 hour interview I would still have listened to every damn word.
12 hours
@@piggsy20 The longest "interview" I've watched on youtube was a 10 hour collection of Frank Zappa interviews.
@@fartkerson damn
12 hours and he would tell one story
@@hankworden3850 it still would be a good story lol
Doug Moody's Mystic Records was a good indy label. His office was right across the street from the Cathay De Grande. Sometimes there would be after parties inside the office. After the shows at the CDG, the bands would bring there equipment over and play another late night set. The party would continue. Bands like ILL Repute, The Grim, Dr. Know, Adolescents, Channel 3, MIA, The Descendents, Agent Orange, Social Distortion and Shattered Faith would play there a lot. The Mentors were always there. Sin 34 was always one of my favorites. I saw all the great bands there. Incredible time!
That is very cool.I had to look up the location of CDG.
When you said the Mentors were always there, i figured it was Hollywood.I lived in a scummy part of Hollywood in 1991-92 and Il Duce would always be roaming the streets.Once he wandered into our little yard, had to snap a photo of him and he responded with a little Hitler-salute...he stayed in character so to speak.
♥Keith He is so right on about the unnecessary bulldhit of driving. He is down to earth and real about himself. I adore him even more now that im older.
I thought he was kind of playing a role in GTA V's radio but he speaks exactly the same lol
he is him
It's the same guy,bro
play suicidal tendencies
Fuck your video games! This about punk rock not fucking video games!
The man is punk rock Jesus as far as I’m concerned.
Keith Morris is the best and he's really nice in person
Keith sounds great on the Flag video at the Moose lodge reunion. I really dig the way he hands the mic to Dez as he tears into Thirsty and miserable, American waste and Six pack. I met Dez and Henry after the first Black Flag show I saw in 1981. He was a really good dude very down to earth.
Man he can talk!!! 😂
I love Keith, absolute legend.
Keith Morris and Henry Rollins are two of my favorite people in Music..Punk Idols.
Keith Morris is always the best interview.
It's so cool seeing how many ppl know him from back in the day and the kids getting introduced thro GTA V. His legend has come full circle for the new generation 🤘
You can tell Eric is a good interviewer because he lets Keith talk
This is so cool. I'm glad Eric brought up good topics and then just let Keith talk. This didn't even feel like almost an hour. I was so hooked, it felt like 20 min
if he didn't leave Black Flag, we wouldn't have the Circle Jerks
neonknees or Some Circle Jerks songs may have been released under Black Flag , still I Agree The Jerks rule
I could listen to Keith for literally minutes, nearly one.
Amen to that!!! Punk is about thinking for yourself and allowing others to do so, regardless of if you agree with them or not.
Such a great story teller! Love this guy
Punk Rock Icon is a understatement.
This guy could say any sentence and make it absolutely hilarious
Even California punk rockers ramble on about traffic and directions....
My band opened for the Jerks when Lucky and Roger were still in the band.June '82 in Hartford,Ct.with Gang Green at the Lithuanian Club.
Edward Feltch OM. The Lit Club.
I love California accents
This probably could have been a 30 minute interview but Keith just adds so much to his stories! Great Interview Eric! Definitely time well spent
Hi Keith Morris/ Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Off! fans please Subscribe to my show if you like the interview THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT !!!!!Sincerely ERIC BLAIR
Honestly. I think my favorite Morris was in the Circle Jerks. For black flag I'd say Rollins was the man.
Edmund Green same
Chavo Pederast was pretty fuckin' rad, dude...
Rollins ruined Black Flag , Kieth Morris was By far and away the best Black Flag singer .
dez...SOA was better than rollins era black flag
Henry would disagree with you stridently, haha! He loved Keith as Flag vocalist and always talks up most the stuff pre him big time, but especially with Keith fronting.(well singing, it was always Greg's band) Henry killed it on The My War record, he was perfect for that, but I honestly love his spoken word stuff best. Keith was my favorite Flag vocalist far and away. All unhinged manic energy, pent up rage, and that balls out fuck you motormouth delivery. Love it!
"It's good I'm not a big guy, I'm not a weight-lifter" I like to think that's a little dig at Henry Rollins hahaha
Probably not. Morris has repeatedly expressed his respect for Rollins.
you have to remember there were like a ton "big-guy" weight lifter dudes in rock around that time, most of them in bands you'd never hear about about because they just werent that good....alot of wannabe discharge bands, NYHC wannabes, all that macho-macho shit
dude morris and rollins are good friends.
Definitely not, fuck henry
Seth Belfort cause he’s a cartoon
i enjoy these stories because there's excitement, thought and feeling associated with all of them
Wait a minute...chuck berry played with black flag?? And said they were the best rock band he’d ever seen?? How awesome is that?!😁
Evan Abbott i think chuck saw the Circle Jerks
it was the circle jerks lol
It was the circle jerks. Which are way better than black flag.
How is Keith so bonkers on stage and so laid-back in interviews?!
Keith's dreads are fucking legendary.
So happy to hear that he drives (or did at the time) the same car that I had, which was my first ever. Shit was a fuckin beast.
One of the most consistent artists out there.
You can't name a bad band he's been in.
Though he takes things from his other groups but that just proves the point
Turbonegro shirt. hell yeah
Neat guy. I’ve met him once or twice. He’s more intense in person. His big thing was public education as I remember. Nice guy. Said he was working as a cook. I believe it was because it was a non corporate job. He used to, when in Detroit, have dinner at mr. Steve’s next to St. Andrews. I remember the first time I saw them. I stole a tshirt from their stand in Raleigh. Somehow, everyone at the concert found out and people were looking for me to beat me up. when I wore it to school that Monday the kids were like Goddamn, you ripped off the circlejerks! That’s punk rock!
clip-on microphone is attached to the dreds.
thanks for blasting my earphones off then speaking as quiet as possible.
Solid bro!
South Bay, LA punk rock all day! They need to make a documentary about 310 punk scene back then.
They have ...
South Bay punk
I think the South Bay area code was 213 back then. 310 came later.
Keith’s cool af. Hearing his voice takes me way back. Miss seeing him around.
his manner of speech reminds me of jazz music, he even mentions jazz in the interview, Keith doesn't really answer straight, he spirals in and out of thought consciousness, it's always entertaining to watch him though, and his phrasing and recollections of the past..
Could you picture Keith having a panic attack. I think it would sound like Sol Rosenberg's scream from the Jerky boys. I love Keith!!
Sue everybody! Ma'am... hello!? Oh my word!
I fell down tha stairs and my glasses fell off ' oh god and baby jesus ' my shoes fell off
That's funny because one of the songs from his band OFF is called Panic Attack! Lol
On this episode of 2 Uncomfortable Chairs...
Lmfao! 😂🤣🤣
The dude apparently loves to party. Keith Morris is a damn legend!
this interview should be plated in gold and shot into space for all planets and lifeforms. I had no idea of your show man but that was an amazing interview. thanks for giving me that peak into Keiths mind. very cool stuff :-)
RIP Chuck Berry. What a fucking story. I've been listening to Berry since I was 11. The godfather of punk.
Saw Jerks couple of years ago, amazing 😊
I love the Circle Jerks and Black Flag. Keith Morris is very eloquent. Thank you.
Wow. His hair is longer than any Rasta ever seen in Jamaica.
esquibelle except in the middle
No it’s not, clean se thougj
Close though
This dude endowed me across the face once… it was glorious
Blowing things up, is pure punk rock!
Was lucky to chat with Keith after a daytime show at the Cabooze Minneapolis 1988 also the bassist for 7 Seconds
Back in the 80s I was at a Circle Jerks show. I got into an argument with Keith. He came down off the stage and confronted me. More words were exchanged, then he forcibly shoved me with two hands . I shoved him back. He cocked his fist back and I did the same. Then three bouncers jumped on me and threw me out. Good times!
His Band in the early 2000’ s ,“ Midget Hand Job” was pretty cool. I opened for them and they were Throwing Down. Pretty amazing that that was 20 years ago. This Guy, has been around for a VERY long time.
This is one for history books...
it doesn't get better, it's all disappearing
Thanks!
93 Toyota Tercel. That is fuckin PUNK as hell!!!!
keith's fucking awesome
I love this guy.
I use to see this guy all the time in the Village but I never knew who he was
He lived in your city?
It's cool to see how all these bands were interconnected too.
Oh, the Chuck Berry story is worth diamonds beyond belief!
Why not? two of the most legendary hardcore punk bands together.
Came here from a Rollins interview -- what a polar opposite.
Anyone who hasn't listened to Morris's DJ schtick in GTA V -- worth a listen. Dude is something.
On March 5, 1985, the Dickies were one of a number of California punk bands to play a very unexpected benefit show; other bands on the bill included the Circle Jerks, the Vandals, and D.I. The show's beneficiaries were the Cypress College Republicans.
Keith Morris=LEGEND!!!
I'm a punk since the 80s, but i like BLACK OAK ARKANSAS-they had their wild moments
I love this guy
36:22 “When that Record came out it allowed us to get in the van and go to other places andThat would be called touring.” Awesome quote!
Punk ain't no religious cult, Punk means thinking for yourself, You ain't Radical when you spike your hair when a jock still lives inside your head! Thanks Jello!
St louisan here, not at that Mississippi Nights show but been there loads of times.
He's not giving himself enough credit here. Black Flag is certainly the brain child of Greg Ginn, however, Keith Morris co-founded it and brought it to life though. It's like the Beatles. John started the band, but Paul McCartney sure as shit brought the second half of everything else involved including introducing John to George. Now I just wanna hear FLAG, because Henry Rollins won't play music anymore, and Keith and the rest of FLAG are just fucking dope sounding.
I was flipping channels one day back when MTV actually played music and there was the circle jerks doing an acoustic slowed down version of the song wonderful. It was wonderful. On a different note one day I saw their golden shower of hits CD in a store so I showed it to a couple people I was talking to and said you know this album just doesn't live up to its cover. One of the guys laughed and said no album could live up to that cover.
hes a really great story teller
Raymond is the supreme Ginn
I love keith Morris
Keith is the man
Hindsight Keith left at the right time. Greg ended up screwing everybody financially who was in the band and on SST Records.
Despite all of the lawsuit drama I really think Keith just wants everyone to be friends.
Keith Morris is awesome that story about the suicidal kid really got me
50:48 I wonder where that kid is now, he was figuratively me at many points. Group Sex and Nervous Breakdown are great albums. Thank you Black Flag and Circle Jerks.
I saw Black Oak Arkansas 3 or 4 times from '71-'73.Not bad for Southern rock.
i would love to party with keith and listent to early 80s punk
Black Flag was my favorite band, when Keith was singing. (Henry, kinda ruined Black Flag for me. I like Henry, It was just a big change for me).
totally. when i was fifteen I thought rollins was the shit then i started listening to keith and I was blown away. (also I hear that when they tour keith blows rollins away live)
+S Nejem Well there's the first ep Nervous Breakdown and then theres around 13 minutes of material on one side of the compilation of material from all three singers before Rollins. Personally I think Keith Morris is the best in Black Flag as well,sounds a bit like Johnny Rotten but better, and Ron Reyes's version of Depression is my favorite. But that's just me
WOW CONTROVERSIAL OPINION
Keith shits on Henry
RodRoy McCool I like both versions
now, thats what i call an interview.
whoa i just noticed his turbonegro shirt fucking awesome band!
Love the lav mic hooked on a dread!
An outsider on a planet of peace. I bring you fear and disease. Suffer my ignorance and apathy. Honestly, I'll bring your world to its knees until the pressure builds up inside of me.-keith morris does guest vocals on east of eden by trash talk.soo late on it but its soo tight