Keith Morris Part 2: CIRCLE JERKS, Repo Man, Decline of Western Civilzation, Grand Theft Auto V

Hello, welcome back! We’re joined by legendary punk/hardcore pioneer KEITH MORRIS, co-founder of Black Flag and the band that the second half of this historic conversation focuses on: THE CIRCLE JERKS (instagram.com/circlejerksband).

We talk their iconic debut LP GROUP SEX, it’s timeless follow up Wild In The Streets, the Decline of Western Civilization (imdb.com/title/tt0082252/?_ssoLoop=1&ref_=…) documentary being a business card for the band moving forward, their appearance in the cult classic Repo Man (imdb.com/title/tt0087995/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk), their constant battle with the Bad Religion schedule, Keith’s appearance in Grand Theft Auto V (youtube.com/watch?v=ufgTJCHg0OM) and MUCH more.

Thank you again to Keith and my very special guest co-host Anthony Anzaldo (instagram.com/anthonyxfamily/?hl=en) of Ceremony (instagram.com/ceremony/?hl=en) for joining us for a true landmark pair of episodes.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:37 - THE CIRCLE JERKS
00:17:28 - Group Sex
00:23:18 - Beverly Hills (and Century City)
00:27:17 - World Up My Ass
00:33:44 - Back Against the Wall
00:35:35 - Paid Vacation & Circle Jerks' Writing Dynamic
00:37:15 - Decline of Western Civilization
00:43:24 - Earliest Circle Jerks Tours, John Belushi & Negative
Approach
00:46:07 - Negative Approach
00:50:13 - Paradigm Shifting Punk Bands Over Time
00:54:01 - WILD IN THE STREETS
01:02:49 - Stars and Stripes (hard pit)
01:05:02 - Touring On Wild In The Streets
01:09:47 - Keith's Thoughts on Warped Tour
01:15:32 - Keith's Thoughts on Touring Europe
01:16:58 - Touring In Europe Today For Circle Jerks
01:18:42 - Dissecting Golden Shower, Wonderful & VI
01:23:55 - Repo Man
01:30:38 - LAPD At War With Punks
01:36:45 - Circle Jerks Break Up in 1989
01:39:52 - GTA V Music
01:46:05 - FLAG (and the legal ramifications)
01:57:22 - Rapid Fire: Keith Morris Edition