Keith Morris
A recent photo of Keith Morris, performing live at a Circle Jerks concert on December 1, 2006. The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California.
Background information
Born	September 17, 1952 (1952-09-17) (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Punk rock Hardcore punk Melodic hardcore
Occupation(s)	Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1976 - Present
Label(s)	SST Frontier Allegiance Combat Mercury
Associated acts	Black Flag (1976–1979) Circle Jerks (1979–present)

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Keith Morris (born September 17, 1952) is the co-founder and former lead singer of the punk rock band Black Flag along with guitarist Greg Ginn. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954) is a Guitarist, Songwriter and singer He left after the Nervous Breakdown EP (on which he was credited as "Johnny 'Bob' Goldstein") and formed The Circle Jerks. This article refers to a music recording For the more general use of this term see Mental breakdown. The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. After their short-lived breakup he led the band Midget Handjob. He did background vocals on "Operation Rescue", from Bad Religion's 1990 album Against the Grain. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Against the Grain is the fifth album (and seventh release overall by Punk rock band Bad Religion released on November 23, 1990

In 1999, he was diagnosed with adult onset diabetes and many of his friends held benefit concerts to cover his large medical bills. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc He currently works as an A&R manager at V2 Records while continuing to perform with The Circle Jerks. V2 redirects here For the rocket see V-2 rocket. For other meanings see V2 (disambiguation. He is also featured in the Wrangler Brutes song "Driving" (as the voice of God). Formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California, US, Wrangler Brutes released a cassette, a 7" record and one full-length He also narrated the 2007 Gotham Award-nominated independent film Loren Cass. Loren Cass is a feature-length motion picture directed by 21-year-old independent filmmaker Chris Fuller, about adolescents coming to terms with their lives

Discography

With Black Flag

• Nervous Breakdown EP (1978)
• Everything Went Black (1982)
• The First Four Years (1983)

With The Circle Jerks

• Group Sex (1980)
• Wild in the Streets (1982)
• Golden Shower of Hits (1983)
• Wonderful (1985)
• Group Sex/Wild in the Streets (1986)
• VI (1987)
• Gig (1992)
• Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities (1995)
• TBA (2008/2009)

With Bad Religion

• Against the Grain (1990) (never actually a member of Bad Religion, but did background vocals on "Operation Rescue")
• All Ages (1995) (same as above)

With Alkaline Trio

• Good Mourning (2003) (Performed Background Vocals on track #2 "We've Had Enough")

With My Chemical Romance

• Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004) (Performed backing vocals on the track Hang 'Em High. This article refers to a music recording For the more general use of this term see Mental breakdown. Everything Went Black is a compilation album by Black Flag, released in 1983 The First Four Years was a compilation of early Black Flag songs recorded before Henry Rollins became the band's vocalist in 1981 Group sex is Sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time Wild in the Streets is the second album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. Golden Shower of Hits is the third album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks, which was released in 1983 Group Sex/Wild in the Streets is a compilation album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. VI is the fifth album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks (although a popular misconception is that this is their sixth record which was released in Gig is a live album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. Track listing "Beat Me Senseless" - 207 "High Oddities Abnormalities and Curiosities is the sixth Studio album by the Circle Jerks, which was released in 1995 Against the Grain is the fifth album (and seventh release overall by Punk rock band Bad Religion released on November 23, 1990 All Ages is a Bad Religion compilation album released on November 7, 1995. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is the second studio Album by rock Quintet My Chemical Romance. )

With Rollins Band

• Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three (2002) (Performed Nervous Breakdown)

With Turbonegro

• Party Animals (2005) (Performed additional vocals on the track Wasted Again)

References