Gregory Regis Ginn Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer. He is best known for being the leader of and primary songwriter for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986, and again in 2003. The band announced another reunion on January 25, 2013. He was born in Tucson, Arizona.Since breaking up Black Flag, Ginn has recorded a few solo albums, and has performed with the bands HOR, Fastgato, October Faction, Gone, Killer Tweeker Bees, Confront James, EL BAD, Mojack, The Texas Corrugators, Jambang, Mexican Lions, and he also played bass with Tom Troccoli's Dog. [1]. He also owns the Texas-based independent record label, SST, originally begun as an electronics company called Solid State Transmitters when he was a teenager in Hermosa Beach, California.Ginn was 99th on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Ginn is the older brother of artist Raymond Ginn who goes under the pseudonym of Raymond Pettibon. Pettibon had contributed a large amount of visual imagery into Black Flag's works, including designing the band's iconic logo.
Black Flag, October Faction, The Nig-Heist, Confront James, Gone, Mojack
Movies
Black Flag: Live, We Jam Econo
Star Sign
Gemini
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Quote
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There's not much music I'll listen to if it doesn't have pretty heavy swing. Rhythm is so important. Punk rock would have more power and feeling if it had swing.
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The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in on the trend. Don't try to sound like someone else. REM and Nirvana don't sound like anyone else.
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Punk rock really came out of New York as a philosophy before the groups were ever recorded. I had a kind-of intellectual interest in the idea of creating a new scene that could be a grassroots thing.
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There are several books out on punk history, but I haven't read any of them. I was there.
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Fact
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Has released several solo albums, and currently plays in the band Gone. [April 2002]
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Relocated from Long Beach, California to Taylor, Texas. [2007]
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Used a Dan Armstrong Lucite electric guitar throughout his career until it was stolen on April 16, 1986.
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Was ranked 99th on Rolling Stone's "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.".
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Only consistent member through all of Black Flag's career from 1976-1986, 2003.
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Ginn owns independent record label, SST, originally begun as an electronics company called "Solid State Transmitters" while he was a teenager in Long Beach, California. Bands such as The Meat Puppets, The Minutemen, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, and Bad Brains were signed to this label.
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Never used any effect pedals, just his guitar and amp.
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Will reunite Black Flag on September 12, 2003 at the Hollywood Palladium to perform a benefit for organizations that rescue cats.
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Founder of the legendary hardcore band Black Flag. Ginn was both the guitarist and songwriter in its early days, but later shared songwriting duties with lead singer Henry Rollins. Rollins stated in his book "Get in the Van" that Ginn told him in 1986 that he never liked Henry very much, and had decided to break up the band.
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Founded the legendary indie label SST Records in the late seventies. Such bands as Husker Du, the Minutemen, and the Meat Puppets recorded for the label at one time.
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Black Flag's 1981 album 'Damaged' is considered a seminal work in the history of hardcore music, containing such songs as "TV Party" and "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie."
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Metal Evolution
2011
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Skate.
2007
Video Game writer: "Six Pack"
Punk's Not Dead
2007
Documentary writer: "Nervous Breakdown" - as Gregg Ginn / writer: "Six Pack"
American Hardcore
2006
Documentary writer: "Hot Muff" - as G. Ginn / writer: "Rise Above", "No Values", "Nervous Breakdown", "Six Pack", "Can't Decide", "Slip It In", "Gimme Gimme Gimme"
American Wasteland
2005
Video Game writer: "Fix Me", "Rise Above"
Lords of Dogtown
2005
writer: "Nervous Breakdown"
Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary
2004
Documentary writer: "Rise Above"
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
TV Movie documentary writer: "White Minority"
Jackass: The Movie
2002
Documentary "Drinking And Driving"
Freaks and Geeks
2000
TV Series writer - 1 episode
PCU
1994
writer: "Drinking and Driving" - as Gregory Ginn
The Pelican Brief
1993
performer: "You Drive Me Crazy" / writer: "You Drive Me Crazy"
Ladybugs
1992
writer: "I've Heard It Before"
Hellbent
1988
writer: "Rosanne", "Peter Gone", "Lawndale Rock City"
$700,000
