Greg Graffin talks about professorship, rock-ship

Greg Graffin, esteemed and tenured professor life sciences and vocalist for Bad Religion recently participated in a Los Angeles Times feature that looked at the dynamic of musicians who also juggle other careers.

Graffin noted:

I had big questions about where we come from. The things that religion usually satisfies, I was learning from science. The band had started two years before that, and it was really a good synergy because we were talking about Bad Religion, and it's implicit in evolution that there are no gods

I actually think it's made us a far more interesting band. And I think it's possible that if I hadn't maintained my academic pursuits, the band would have burned out earlier. But in terms of satisfaction, there's no difference to me between lecturing and performing. It's all entertainment. You're just trying to inspire people.

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