I would say there's a lot of similarity between folk and punk. It's written for the common man.

The vocal arrangements are a big part of the formula for a Bad Religion song - layered harmonies and background vocals. So when I start to describe the elements of Bad Religion's sound, it starts to sound like a Christmas choir.

PUNK IS: the personal expression of uniqueness that comes from the experiences of growing up in touch with our human ability to reason and ask questions.

Whether you reach a lot of people or have a profound impact on a few people, their memories of you are your afterlife.

I don't think anyone is going to Hell, because it only exists in the minds of people who wish ill will on others.

I've written almost 200 songs with Bad Religion. No matter where you look in our history, the focus has been trying to instill some of these disturbing realities about the world, some of the implications of evolution into an artistic format that can be interpreted by people who may never study evolution.

Unfortunately, the average guy on the street believes that studying evolution leads to atheism.