The Wild Story of Greg Hetson

Played in three of the most influential founding punk rock bands in the U.S., Redd Kross, Circle Jerks and Bad Religion, leaving two of them in a sudden rush and getting kicked out of the third after nearly 30 years. As discreet as he is wild, Greg Hetson is one of the biggest legends in punk rock history-even if nobody tells you that.

[@TheJohnnyalright]

I had the honor of meeting Greg Hetson years ago at a 45 Grave show in LA and he was a really nice guy

[@R-ok7zy]

Met him at Skatercon. I didn't know it was the same Greg Hetson on the flyer until I saw him in person. LOL

[@Jordanimal84]

I met him at Punk Rock Karaoke last year!! I'd share my picture if I could lol but I'm good friends with Chris Doherty from Gang Green who is friends with Greg and because of them I was on the guest list for PRK that night. One of the few times in my life that I was starstruck when meeting one of my favorite musicians. He's so sweet!!! Bad Religion is one of my all time favorite bands and I miss him being a part of them. But this guy is the shit and so incredibly humble and down to earth.

[@ChainsGoldMask]

We love you, Tome! Another great doc, sir! ❤❤❤

[@roymartin500]

He really is! His selection of bands to do stories on have been an eclectic jackpot as well as making that jackpot a quality one.

[@vonslagle]

Tome, I love your videos. Excellent content. I think it would be amazing if you did the Stains. The album on SST is incredible and there’s not a lot documented about them

[@BESTIALRAID666]

Your channel is my favorite find of last year. Keep it up!

[@roymartin500]

Alot of people don't know this, except for Tome & Mike himself, that Mike Ness is on the cover of Circle Jerks Wild In The Streets. He's wearing a brimmed hat so look closely.

[@fadingvision]

Santiago de Chile footage at 15:42 , I was there and I still feel lucky to see the best BR line up in my opinion. Thanks for the doc Tome.

[@rudieweatherman7085]

Definitely one of the greatest ever and BR hasn’t been the same since

[@DSu77iViN]

Greg Hetson is one of my favorite people in Punk Rock. He’s a fucking gem. I quit listening to Bad Religion for a long time when I heard they kicked him out lol.

[@dricedlk]

I love your channel. Very informative.

[@ANDYWOUNDSABRXS]

BR's songs are some of the best guitar songs of all time. You can play them on anything and its still a great song. any style it still works. Like Cash or Doors. Holy shit just got to the part bout his daughter trolling punk rockers on tiktok. That is amazing.

[@0therun1t21]

Debbie effing Gibson!?! That's so cool, I had no idea they did that. Thank you so much for featuring Greg! Way back in 1982 (I was 14) in my backass hometown in the Bible Belt I was scanning the FM dial and found the local college station which promptly put me to sleep, only to be startled awake sitting straight up in bed by a Circle Jerks song, probably Deny Everything. Djs must have changed over from boring to exciting, anyway it was my first time hearing hardcore and I couldn't go back to sleep because the dj was playing all kinds of fun stuff I don't remember but that was how I got into hardcore and Group Sex was the first hardcore album I bought, loved every second of it. Got to see them a couple of years later but my first hardcore show was Suicidal Tendencies.

[@DSu77iViN]

@@0therun1t21 I had that video! 😂

[@DetroitFettyghost]

i sold greg vicodin lol. sorry. he doing great now- clean. im not. jokes on me. one of my heros m entire life. great vid bro as always.

[@AkronAsylum]

A Vvdeo on Greg on the best Punkrock-Channel there is; does it get any better? Oh, I might have written this before, but I'm not sure: I would love a piece in RKL.. Thanks so much for your outstanding work!🎉

[@jthompson5341]

Hahahaha! 😆😂 Just saw myself in the Fender's crowd(the Bad Religion clip) at 8:20 🤣

[@tonylively579]

True Legend!!!

[@amadeobuccinioni]

Best Channel on KZbin

[@PostPunkProductions]

Love the content. Keep it going 🔥🔥🔥

[@SDGuy1981]

I recently read Punk Paradox: A Memoir by Greg Graffin, in which he reflects on his experiences in the punk scene, particularly his relationship with Hetson and his sense of being an outsider. Graffin delves into the culture of his friends, many of whom engaged in drug use and frequented places like the Oki Dog. From the outset, Graffin makes it abundantly clear that he has always adhered to a straight-edge lifestyle. Additionally, he highlights that Mr. Brett had been sober for 26 years at the time, underscoring the contrast between their personal choices and the prevailing norms in the punk world. From my perspective, I believe the band may have handled the situation poorly by offering him a chance to get sober. However, it’s important to recognize that we’re only privy to one side of the story, and the complexities of their internal dynamics may be far more nuanced. That said, this situation reminds me of the ongoing saga between Metallica and Dave Mustaine-where personal conflicts, substance struggles, and the interplay of egos often cloud the true nature of the circumstances.

[@Pretermit_Sound]

Love how his daughter gives her delivery like a nervous student standing in front of her class giving a book report that was written hastily during the bus ride to school the same morning. The fact that so many of the facts are (purposely) wrong just sells it even more. Love it 😂

[@BadLuckLuke]

RIP Roger Rogerson 🌱

[@giannidcenzo]

Great episode Tome

[@nickcarter4006]

This channel fuckin rules

[@peterdaigle4772]

This is great!! I saw Circle Jerks live last year and safe to say they're still as loud and fast as ever. Greg is a fucking guitar icon

[@michaelr.4878]

I saw them last year and they were absolutely awful.

[@chesspunk489]

Good stuff!

[@richiedagger733]

Do a vid on the angry samoans

[@ANDYWOUNDSABRXS]

Love the channel bud, not sure if you got any Aussie stuff yet? could do some sweet stuff on Sore Throat, or Blood Duster, Tony from BD would be a sweet ride

[@hammerhead222]

Greg Hetson seems like a chill, cool guy. That being said I think he lucked out.

[@steveturner3530]

The man is a legend and a gentleman. I would just point out that it's illegal to wear your own band's t-shirt on stage. Unless you're Joey Shithead. He can do whatever he wants.

[@Sternodox]

Love your channel. Please do infamous SubGenius band Doktors for "Bob."

[@Paul-dw2cl]

Keith Morris is like a Pokémon- at some point he transformed into an entirely different creature

[@DSu77iViN]

@@Paul-dw2cl now he can be an asshole.

[@sullyb23511]

Greg's daughter's videos might be the ONLY reason to be on TIkTok. (Still not going.)

[@glitchtriple7]

legend

[@CharlieMoney777]

Debbie Gibson has an amazing voice, although she doesn’t show it here.

[@mickmucus]

fuck yes Tome why are your viideos so great?

[@kookadams85]

14:20 black flag were called panic til 79. & the 4bar logo wasn't seen til '80 on their 2nd release Jealous Again (which was technically the 1st record they Recorded as Black Flag. Their apex was '82 after the release of Damaged & T.v party single. 💯

[@roymartin500]

True! I can't believe I'm the first to like this or to leave a comment.

[@AndrewBarrett-k5b]

I can see Greg getting to play with all these great bands but how do you explain Zander Schloss?

[@kookadams85]

*YES! a Beach Boys reference. Greatest band EVER!*

[@BoogerbaIIs]

weird way to spell The Monkees

[@kookadams85]

@BoogerbaIIs wtf does that mean? How could you confuse the 2??

[@BoogerbaIIs]

@@kookadams85 yeah the beach boys but have you heard the island boys?

[@kookadams85]

@@BoogerbaIIs yeah the 2 gay cuban kids. So... What's the joke here I'm not getting? I'm almost forty so my feeble mind isn't calculating.

[@MrDirtysnowball]

Chuck berry would blow your mind then

[@reggiebannister4098]

whats up with little bitty guys loving to play gibson sgs?

[@microwavedeath5440]

They’re light and thin

[@ernestalcala4369]

Shorter necks

[@Pretermit_Sound]

@@ernestalcala4369not much shorter. They’re a 24 3/4” scale, as opposed to fender strats and teles having slightly over 25”. Not really enough to make a huge difference. Fender mustangs for example have a 24” scale. At that point you start to notice the difference

[@shanesmith2853]

HELL YEAH!

[@Heavilymoderated]

Does anyone else in the world dislike The Beach Boys?

[@sethpanfil2604]

I miss drgs

[@giannidcenzo]

Me too

[@idrafthalflinger9494]

Can you do one on Flipper

[@EscoAQ]

“Ever feel like you’ve been cheated? “

[@accelerativthrust4327]

Nomeansno reference?

[@EscoAQ]

@ Jonny Rotten from the great rock and roll swindle

[@EscoAQ]

@ Great vid as usual sir. I was just externalizing a sentiment I felt watching the culture of my youth and feeling a little bit disappointed as in did we live up to our potential.

[@accelerativthrust4327]

@EscoAQ oh yeah! Forgot about that. So the song "Small Parrs Isolated And Destroyed" by NoMeansNo has that line too. I wonder if they're referencing Johnny Rotten? 🤔

[@EscoAQ]

Epic album!

[@vilajataidigital]

🔴⚪⚫

[@mickmucus]

pipe bomb is not from group sex tho lol

[@garyrigby21]

Red Kross were excellent and Bad Religion sucked

[@Sk8rboy420]

Hahah. Can’t say I’m a fan of either.

[@MindTheDrift]

I just goddamn love that they share a rhythm section with the Melvin’s. Such a contrast! Love the McDonald brothers and genuinely believe RK is the most underrated band there is, sincerely.

[@BadLuckLuke]

Agreed

[@Hillbillypunk]

Sucked? You mean "sucks." Cause they're still a band. What band are you in that's been successful that everyone knows?

[@garyrigby21]

@Hillbillypunk yeah Sucks I meant 😂😆 I've been in lots of bands not successful but we don't care it's just fun to us a hobby

[@MantratyaProds]

soft boys really? never knew