My Damage, Keith Morris
My Damage, Keith Morris
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My Damage
The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor

Author: Keith Morris, Jim Ruland

Narrator: James Patrick Cronin

Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/30/2016


Synopsis

Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore. Short and sporting waist–length dreadlocks, Morris is known the world over for his take–no–prisoners approach on the stage and his integrity off of it. Over the course of his forty–year career, he's battled diabetes, drug and alcohol addiction, and the record industry.

My Damage is more than a book about the highs and lows of a punk rock legend, however. It's also a look at rock 'n' roll through the lens of someone who has shared the stage with just about every major figure in the music industry and appeared in cult films like The Decline of Western Civilization and Repo Man. It's a Hollywood story from a native's perspective. My Damage is Morris's streets, his scene, his music—as only he can tell it.

About Keith Morris

Keith Morris is an icon of American hardcore music. He is a cofounding member of Black Flag, the most recognizable name in West Coast punk rock, and the Circle Jerks, which cemented his reputation at the forefront of hardcore vocalists. He has recorded over fifteen albums, appeared on countless albums and compilations, and has a half-dozen film credits to his name. The intensity of the music produced by his latest bands OFF! and FLAG are equal to his best work from the '70s, '80s, and '90s and add to a legendary career that is still being carved out one gig at a time. A native of California, he has lived in Los Feliz for over twenty years.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chad on May 13, 2022

Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Off! My life would be much different and a whole lot less interesting without hardcore punk. Like most bios, my favorite bits of this book was the dirt, like Greg Ginn owing royalties and his "reunion" fiasco. Recommended for fans of Keith's bands and those within that fami......more

Goodreads review by Ollie on December 15, 2016

I don’t know why but I’ve always been a Circle Jerks guy. The band. More so than a Black Flag guy, anyway. It might be that the Circle Jerks never took themselves so seriously (not as much as Black Flag, anyway), or just because their front man Keith Morris is just such a character. In their crimina......more

Goodreads review by Armand on November 04, 2019

A great history of the early SoCal punk scene as told through the eyes of someone who lived it, played it, listened to it and probably snorted it at some point. Keith is an icon for punk rock, and he holds nothing back. His opinions, good and bad, about other people and other bands is outstanding.......more

Goodreads review by Monty on September 01, 2017

I actually ended up listening to this one in audio book form and really enjoyed it! It was great listening to Keith Morris recount all of the crazy stuff from the LA punk scene when he grew up, and I didn't know half of the stuff that he told about his personal life. Keith really dishes out some of......more

Goodreads review by Jacca on June 19, 2017

More interesting reading about the origins of various old hardcore punk bands and how they were all connected than Morris' actual history. Also had to question how many times we were viewing the stories through Morris' rose tinted recollections.......more