He's Nepolean Dynamites uncle

@@startervisions lol

I thought that whole thing was more Morris than Ginn

Rollins took credit?? Ummmmm no he did not..

I’m so surprised watching this interview. He seems like a completely different guy from what I’ve read about and seen of him more recently.

Robbie Clark Just because he seems geeky doesn’t mean he’s not a complete dick.

Honestly I don't think anybody knows but Ginn regarding the flag issue, I'm sure he has his reasons. I enjoy the my war era the most because of side 2.

Spot on. His riffs are as fun and easy to play as Iommi or Rudy Schenker’s

Same had a good talk with him and Mike v after a gig they played in Sheffield England was so humble and amazing!

@@Wilson-vd7ik Mike is a few years older than me. The venue was probably 110 Fahrenheit. Guy still ripped it up. Best front man they could have, in my opinion.

+Dude OK I couldn't agree with you more.

@Ihavenothingtosay- a very fair point. I just felt there is a lot to celebrate about this dude that gets swept away by all the talk about legal stuff.

+lhavenothingtosay 👍

I agree, I'll always respect Ginn on a musical level. It's just really disappointing to find out that one your heroes is actually kind of a piece of shit.

...to go Away

Uncle SquidDefibrillator I’m still in the hospital it’s been 6 days now

Take a toke instead , that´s THC brain damage to you .

Eric is a human encyclopedia of underground music and an incredibly nice man - chatted with him a few times and he is hella awesome

I’ve always respected his pioneering guitar style - but it is weird how he doesn’t appear to be the guy other people paint him as

austenslost Bravo for Greg,he was a very generous guy,but I don't expect most would know about it His "royalties" went right back into the label,not his pocket. When SST sold,the proceeds were split 4 ways.

+Edward Feltch I mean Rollins says otherwise👀...

Which four members received the proceeds from SST because I am counting at least 9 past members just off the top of my head?

austenslost too right!!!

Joseph Mud plus a handful of other bands off his label that took him to court as well

Nate Brenneman don't you comment on a bunch of GG videos?

I saw Black Flag in Knoxville in 84.

​@@MonstaFishKeeper - I've been noticing more & more GG vids lately....super stoked about that.

Iommi may be a genius at writing simple memorable riffs but the underlying structure is fairly traditional, downtuned or not. I think Ginn is on another level speaking of creative output, drive and talent at large, and i wouldn't understimate his lyrics either. It's interesting to note that both guitarists have a strong fascination with jazz though, which could be another secret ingredient that helped set their respecrive bands apart from their peers. On a side note, Ginn's second band Gone is also worth a listen, their debut album is free jazz-(post)hardcore at its finest, after BF's Family Man and The Process.. of course.

I listened to a couple songs off that new album and totally tuned out......

So they are a great tribute band. Ginn still wrote all of that music.

@@CelestialWoodway that music he wrote would've been nothing without all the other people in that band. Greg Ginn was not black flag.

CelestialWoodway he wrote *most of the music and a lot of lyrics, not all. By all accounts, stories, and interviews, he is kind of a dick. He probably deserves more credit, just like the many bands that have fought him for their share of the money/rights

Ginn's new Black Flag was the WORST show I have ever seen live. I wanted to strangle the drummer, he had ZERO energy and hit the drums like he was scared to play them. Ginn didn't play a single inspired thing all night and at points resorted to just slapping the fretboard with both hands while muting the strings for some reason. Ron Reyes tried his best to elevate things, but his performance was utterly ruined by the shambles that was happening behind him. And I lost a critical piece of my own drum gear because security took it for "looking like a weapon" and then left before I could get it back. I shook Greg's hand after the show, because he's still the guy who got me to pick up a guitar, but it may have been the limpest handshake I have ever received. He is also the one guy who I have met in life who when I saw his expression, made me think "he smokes too much weed". The guy was so barely there, it was weird. The opposite of Rollins, who when I met him, shifted over from the other person he was talking to like Robocop, and stared right at & through me. I guess I understand why he hates weed now. Wow this comment is too long

I am on the spectrum myself and he does strike me as one of us.

@@Braineaters8 As someone who knows virtually nothing about ASD, could you explain what it is that makes you think that. I’d love to know

@@bigmitt4081 I will tell you this straight off the bat - because I do have ASD, my explanation might not be the best. He’s seemingly very awkward (I don’t mean awkward like a normal shy person.) If you’ve seen many of his interviews, he often seems to avoid direct eye contact as well occasionally make “weird” faces when being spoken to. He’s not very talkative unlike Rollins for example. He’s just eccentric and unusual in the sense.

@@bigmitt4081 As well as his frequent pausing when talking and his “umms” and “uhhs.”

@@Braineaters8 interesting, thanks!

THANKS HEDGE !!!! I LOVE YOU MAN !!!!

Thurston Moore?

I also thought the same

@@Braineaters8 Yep. I don't know of that many other Thurstons who were on SST, LoL. Did Thurston Howel III ever play in a punk band? Remember that one episode of Gilligan's Island where he told Mrs. Howell to give the longhair band (the Mosquitos) a haircut? He was punk even then, LoL!

Totally sounds like Thurston

Super Unknown 1 of da most mportant lessonz learned, while working 4 Ginn.

Ricky X Then how do you explain a lot of great singers having a stutter? Idiot.

Hahaha

schwarzblatt, Dez for me too..., along with Chuck, Greg and ROBO - Classic lineup

Keith

I like Ron and Keith.

Hell yeah it is!

Great view of Black Flag!

He and Glenn have always been friends, so he took the Danzig approach (with FAR less success, lol).

Rollins band had great musicians.

@@victorcastillo9589 The End Of Silence and Weight were great albums too.

@@jasondankenbring1710 they made some money in the 90s though and end of silence is a fat jam

@@victorcastillo9589 Melvin was funky AF - one of my favorite bass players

Side B of My War Lol yeah, he does kind of sound like Ben Stein.

Yeah, he sure has the monotone speaking voice

+Joe Hiles You think the "mean" things people say about him are rumors? You need to read up on all the shit he has done to his band members over the past 30-35 years.

I feel sorry for people who have so much free time that they spend their time on the internet venting anger to people they don't know about legal proceedings between people they don't know. Get a job, find a hobby. If you don't like his music, don't listen to it. Simple as that.

Joe Hiles I'm sure you have a perfectly reasonable opinion on Ginn not paying any of his band members a single royalty. Lets hear it.

Don't listen to any music that Greg Ginn wrote or composed, don't watch his interviews on youtube, and move on with you your life.

Joe Hiles Well said. What about Ginn not paying any of his band members a single royalty?

5:09 - Ahhh haha, I remember that incarnation of THE MISFITS

Greg did the same thing to me in about 1993, when him and his solo band (who were also the 2nd incarnation of Gone) stayed at my home for a night while on tour. I happened to be uninformed the Dale was really Greg, and brought up Dale becauze I realized I had never even seen what this person looks like. I mean, obviously we all know what Henry Rollins looks like, etc. But nope! Greg let me keep believing Dale was real. I think not too long after, a friend or maybe even an article in a music fanzine, informed me that it was really Greg. So it's basically his ongoing joke with people who don't know, kind of like not telling a kid that Santa doesn’t really exist.

I don't think Ginn likes anybody.

Ginn likes the herb and that´s about the size of it.

Delhi Delirium nothing wrong with weed!

Stuck in a van with Rollins for years, yeah I probably wouldn't like Him either.

@Mastodon1976 As are you. Totally different relationships, so how would you expect anything else. It was Greg's band, so he had to have more of an authoritative relationship with everyone. Henry was just a vocalist, so he could have, and should have, been more of a buddy to the other members.

lol post a link dude

@void0094 Yep!

deez nuts deez nuts i infect everything i touch you cant hide from me blackflag.swag

Why would that "Crack you up"? It's one of the more honorable ideas he's had... I had a cat that SAVED my life 3 different times... Cats never asked to be domesticated. We forced it on them. We owe them protection after we took away their natural abilities to protect themselves.... The more I learn about animals the more Human Behavior SUCKS

@@TheFreezeCriminalFetusvideos agreed.

It's surprising but very cool at the same time.

@@TheFreezeCriminalFetusvideos cats are dumb

75apocalypse no meat puppets?come on

There would be Sonic Youth as they had 3 albums out before signing to SST

Yeah haha super weirdo

duuuuude, i almost shit a chicken after that little moment of spazz. lmfaooo

🤪🤙

Wow! You're like a human Google. You should go on tour.

@@hankworden3850 I plan on it.

@@FullPowerMasteryWithRa don't come to My hometown.

Sal is dead? When?? And how old?

Super nice guy too

quintinout 🤣

Ron Reyes

I would argue that Keith Morris has just as great a work ethic as Henry. He just didn’t choose to become an influencer in broader media like Henry did.

@@otisdreading Well. Henry was an artist; Rollins listened to all kinds of music (jazz, ambient, pop, etc.) read Russian authors; enjoyed painting; consumed European culture among other things. He made Black Flag reach mainstream influence - that's undeniable. Keith is a good singer (his voice is powerful to this day), but he doesn't have the cultural baggage of Rollins. He's a guy with more limited tastes, it has nothing to do with being a media person.

THANK YOU

@@pedrot.9569 I get that everybody loves Henry, he is exciting and interesting. But the comment was about work ethic and Keith Morris is still on the road to this day. Simply pointing out that the work ethic seems to be pretty equal between them.

@@pedrot.9569 Dude Keith Morris is still touring! When’s the last time Rollins played a live punk show?!

41bmc You never worked for or with him.

That’s because he’s talking about himself

@@BarronVonSchnoot If ya listen to what he says - he doesn't disparage anyone involved with the band.

He created a lot of suffering to a lot of people he worked with. He knows what to say here and is coming off as “nice” because he knows legalities

Bs. He is very well spoken

unfortunately

+jefflg1967 Passionate cat savers aren't normal.

I said the same thing when I meet him the other day after a gig at a bar in Buffalo, NY lol

@@mattvalvo6025 he abused and neglected his children. Other members testified to this in his wifes complaint

Well considering the charges I wouldn't say it was 'in' to bash someone. He's a really nasty piece of work and bashing him would seem the sane thing to do no?

It's always "in" to bash sociopathic pieces of shit who use and abuse others. I'm really sad that I can't think of him as a hero anymore. I'll always respect his guitar playing, though.

+Pin33 Sociopaths often come across as nice people, even charming. How they speak to strangers in a chance meeting isn't important. It's how they treat people who are close to them that matters. And pretty much everyone who's ever been close to Greg seems to have a similar horror story. Even his own brother.

Is your argument that his detractors are possibly liars? Or that even if he did the awful things they've accused him of, he's still a good person who deserves our respect?

I've heard a lot of people call him an asshole for suing the FLAG guys, and for ripping off many bands on his labels. If there's any hyperbole to that I guess I missed it.

I agree.

Me too. :)

"MELLOW DUDES"

@@Druffmaul They’re neutralized

I'm searching

He loves cats but neglected his own kids

@stevenhaas9622 yep

cats rule

Cats are fucking cool... what more you need?

Much agreed but this guy is creepy with it :p

@@remains_BS lol I think he prefers cats over humans

Girlfriend wouldn't let me film them few years ago i was pissed.

Henry is hard to like. He has moved to Nashville which is hilarious that all these woke elitist and Hollywood yahoos are moving to Nashville. However I saw some recent footage of some of his spoken word stuff and he was doing question and answer with audience. He was super relaxed, personable and friendly so maybe moving South has done him some good.

​@stewartwilbanks4294 crazy ya he would be a hard person to be in a band with honestly I think greg would be hard as well henry no matter his downfalls did become a icon in the 90s he was straight part of pop culture and that's pretty amazing down south honestly if I was American I'd love visit California and l.a but I'd rather live in the south I'm not saying i having anything against hip hop but me personally I would want to be in a place were hip hop isn't the dominant force not many of those left Nashville has to he one I bet henry moved for that reason because he hates rap