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'''Gregory Regis Ginn''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|ɪ|n}} {{respell|GHIN}},<ref>{{cite interview |last=Ginn |first=Greg |interviewer=[[Nardwuar]] |title= Nardwuar vs. Greg Ginn / Black Flag |date=2 September 2010 |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j3gg7XUE4s |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> born June 8, 1954) is an American musician and songwriter, best known for being the leader, primary songwriter, and the only continuous member of the [[hardcore punk]] band [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986, and again in 2003. The band announced another reunion in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=185346| title=Black Flag Is Back| publisher=Blabbermouth.net| date=January 25, 2013| access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref>  Since the breakup of Black Flag, Ginn has recorded solo albums, and performed with such bands as [[October Faction (band)|October Faction]], [[Gone (band)|Gone]], Confront James, [[Mojack]], and others.<ref>[http://www.sstsuperstore.com/music.asp sstsuperstore.com] {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112171624/http://www.sstsuperstore.com/music.asp |date=January 12, 2009 }}</ref> He was 99th on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206211452/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2006|title=100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time | publisher=Rollingstone.com| date=December 2, 2010 | access-date=August 22, 2014}}</ref>
'''Gregory Regis Ginn''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|ɪ|n}} {{respell|GHIN}},<ref>{{cite interview |last=Ginn |first=Greg |interviewer=[[Nardwuar]] |title= Nardwuar vs. Greg Ginn / Black Flag |date=2 September 2010 |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j3gg7XUE4s |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> born June 8, 1954) is an American musician and songwriter, best known for being the leader, primary songwriter, and the only continuous member of the [[hardcore punk]] band [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986, and again in 2003. Since the breakup of Black Flag, Ginn has recorded solo albums, and performed with such bands as [[October Faction (band)|October Faction]], [[Gone (band)|Gone]], Confront James, [[Mojack]], and others.<ref>[http://www.sstsuperstore.com/music.asp sstsuperstore.com] {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112171624/http://www.sstsuperstore.com/music.asp |date=January 12, 2009 }}</ref> He was 99th on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206211452/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2006|title=100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time | publisher=Rollingstone.com| date=December 2, 2010 | access-date=August 22, 2014}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ginn was born June 8, 1954, in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref name="Chick, 15">{{cite book|last=Chick |first=Stevie |title=Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag |publisher=Omnibus Press |date=2009 |location=London |page=15 |isbn=978-1-84772-620-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sauro |first=Tony |title=Black Flag punk pioneer to rock Blackwater Cafe |url=https://www.recordnet.com/story/entertainment/local/2011/03/17/black-flag-punk-pioneer-to/50162241007/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=The Stockton Record |language=en-US}}</ref>  He began an electronics company in [[Hermosa Beach, California]], called Solid State Tuners, when he was 12 years old. He was also  an amateur radio operator.  Ginn became a [[vegetarian]] at 17 years old in 1971 and has been a [[vegan]] since 1998.<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = May 5, 2017 | url = http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=5824&catId=5 | title = VegNews Music Week: Eating Vegan On the Road with Black Flag's Greg Ginn | publication-date = June 5, 2013 | first = Ryan | last = Ritchie | website = [[VegNews]] }}</ref>
Ginn was born June 8, 1954, in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. As a child, Ginn moved to [[California]], living first in [[Wasco, California|Wasco]], then settling in Hermosa Beach.<ref name="Chick, 15">{{cite book|last=Chick |first=Stevie |title=Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag |publisher=Omnibus Press |date=2009 |location=London |page=15 |isbn=978-1-84772-620-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sauro |first=Tony |title=Black Flag punk pioneer to rock Blackwater Cafe |url=https://www.recordnet.com/story/entertainment/local/2011/03/17/black-flag-punk-pioneer-to/50162241007/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=The Stockton Record |language=en-US}}</ref>  He began an electronics company in [[Hermosa Beach, California]], called Solid State Tuners, when he was 12 years old. He was also  an amateur radio operator.  Ginn became a [[vegetarian]] at 17 years old in 1971 and has been a [[vegan]] since 1998.<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = May 5, 2017 | url = http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=5824&catId=5 | title = VegNews Music Week: Eating Vegan On the Road with Black Flag's Greg Ginn | publication-date = June 5, 2013 | first = Ryan | last = Ritchie | website = [[VegNews]] }}</ref>


Ginn claims to have never genuinely enjoyed rock music during his youth, believing it to be "just trying to interject some kind of legitimacy into making three-minute commercials."<ref>Azerrad, Michael. ''Our Band Could Be Your Life''. 2001. Little Brown Books''. pp. 15.''</ref>
Ginn claims to have never genuinely enjoyed rock music during his youth, believing it to be "just trying to interject some kind of legitimacy into making three-minute commercials."<ref>Azerrad, Michael. ''Our Band Could Be Your Life''. 2001. Little Brown Books''. pp. 15.''</ref>
==Musical career==
===Black Flag===
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[[File:Greg Ginn (Black Flag) (Ruhrpott Rodeo 2013) IMGP5891 smial wp.jpg|thumb|Ginn performing with Black Flag in 2013]]
Black Flag is an American hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in [[Hermosa Beach, California]]. The band was established by Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band.  They are widely considered to be one of the first hardcore punk bands.  After breaking up in 1986, Black Flag briefly reunited in 2003 and again in 2013.  Black Flag's sound mixed the raw simplicity of the Ramones with atonal guitar solos and frequent tempo shifts.  The lyrics were written mostly by Ginn, and like other punk rock bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Black Flag voiced an anti-authoritarian and non-conformist message, in songs punctuated with descriptions of social isolation, neurosis, poverty, and paranoia.  These themes were explored further when [[Henry Rollins]] joined the band as lead singer in 1981.  Most of the band's material was released on Ginn's SST Records.
===Dale Nixon===
{{anchor|Dale Nixon}}
"''Dale Nixon''" is a pseudonym and [[multiple-use name]] originally used by Ginn to obfuscate the fact that he played bass on the later Black Flag albums, ''[[My War]]'' and ''[[What The...]]''  It has since been used by other artists (typically punk) to appear on albums without being in breach of record label contracts that stipulate label exclusivity.  Other artists using the "Dale Nixon" moniker include [[Dave Grohl]], who filled in on drums for the 1992 EP, ''[[King Buzzo (album)|King Buzzo]]'', and [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]], a founding member of [[Minor Threat]], credited as Nixon on the 1992 [[Dag Nasty]] album ''[[Four on the Floor (Dag Nasty album)|Four on the Floor]]''.  The name appears once again, listed as a bass player, on the [[Ryan Adams]] album ''[[Orion (Ryan Adams album)|Orion]]''; it is likely Adams himself, or his sound engineer, Charlie.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Many artists have cited Ginn as an influence or have expressed their admiration for him, including [[Buzz Osborne]] of [[Melvins]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 2, 2017 | url = http://www.avclub.com/article/melvins-buzz-osborne-picks-songs-by-bands-that-wer-200741 | title = Melvins' Buzz Osborne picks songs by "bands that were good, but blew it" | first =  Marah | last = Eakin | publication-date = January 7, 2014 | quote = [...] Greg Ginn was certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I put him up there with people like [[Eddie Van Halen]]. [...] he definitely changed everything. | website = [[The A.V. Club]] | url-status = live | archive-date = January 7, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091730/http://www.avclub.com/article/melvins-buzz-osborne-picks-songs-by-bands-that-wer-200741 }}</ref>who also stated that he brought [[Kurt Cobain]] to his first punk show, a Black Flag show in 1984 where Kurt stated that he wanted that guitar sound for his band.  [[Omar Rodríguez-López]] of [[The Mars Volta]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = March 9, 2017 | url = http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/omar-rodriguez-lopez-interview-outtakes/12650 | title = Omar Rodriguez Lopez Interview Outtakes | first = Barry | last = Cleveland | publication-date = November 24, 2009 | magazine = [[Guitar Player]] | url-status = live | archive-date = June 12, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140612053653/http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/omar-rodriguez-lopez-interview-outtakes/12650 }}</ref> [[John Frusciante]] of [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]],<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-new-guitar-gods-84544/ | title=The New Guitar Gods | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 22, 2007 }}</ref> [[William DuVall]] of [[Alice in Chains]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = March 9, 2017 | url = http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-04/black-flag-damaged-william-duvall-alice-in-chains-giraffe-tongue-orchestra-interview | publisher = TeamRock.com | title = How Black Flag changed my life, by William DuVall | first = William | last = DuVall | date = September 4, 2016 | publication-date = September 4, 2016 | quote = When Black Flag came along I was like, 'This is it. This is exactly what the doctor ordered.' That unhinged guitar playing that Greg Ginn was doing was amazing. As a fan of [[Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix]] and [[avant-garde jazz]], he was right there at the centre of all of that and he embraced all of it in his playing. I could tell that what he was doing was deliberate, too. It wasn't just like, 'Oh this guy can't play.' It was discipline. Later on, I got to know Greg Ginn and it was all confirmed for me. He was like, 'This is method.' | url-status = live | archive-date = September 5, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160905132911/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-04/black-flag-damaged-william-duvall-alice-in-chains-giraffe-tongue-orchestra-interview }}</ref> [[Ben Weinman]] of [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = March 9, 2017 | url = http://www.therockpit.net/2015/Ben-Weinman-Dillinger-Escape-Plan-Interview-2015.php | date = July 15, 2015 | first = Andrew | last = Massie | title = The Rockpit interviews {{!}} BEN WEINMAN {{!}} DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN | website = [[The Rockpit]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203435/http://www.therockpit.net/2015/Ben-Weinman-Dillinger-Escape-Plan-Interview-2015.php | archive-date = July 24, 2015 }}</ref> [[Kurt Ballou]] of [[Converge (band)|Converge]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 15, 2017 | url = https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/converge_the_best_way_to_learn_is_just_start_doing_it.html | title = Converge: 'The Best Way To Learn Is Just Start Doing It' | publication-date = February 19, 2008 | first = Carlos | last = Ramirez | website = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive]] | url-status = live | archive-date = June 16, 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170616142041/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/converge_the_best_way_to_learn_is_just_start_doing_it.html | df = mdy-all }}</ref> [[Justin Sane]] of [[Anti-Flag]],{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} [[RM Hubbert]],<ref>{{ cite web|access-date=June 16, 2017|url=https://slowthrills.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/interview-slow-thrills-meets-r-m-hubbert/|title=INTERVIEW: Slow Thrills meets R.M. Hubbert|website=slowthrills.wordpress.com|publication-date=June 15, 2012|first=Jonathan|last=Greer|date=June 15, 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=June 16, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170616140708/https://slowthrills.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/interview-slow-thrills-meets-r-m-hubbert/}}</ref> [[Bill Kelliher]] of [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 2, 2017 | title = Bill Kelliher Talks Primate, "Star Wars", Mastodon, and More | publication-date = October 1, 2012 | first = Rick | last = Florino | website = [[Artistdirect]] | url = http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/bill-kelliher-talks-primate-star-wars-mastodon-and-more/10254210 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121004065445/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/bill-kelliher-talks-primate-star-wars-mastodon-and-more/10254210 | archive-date = October 4, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> [[Zach Blair]] of [[Rise Against]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 14, 2017 | quote = [...] I'm not such a fan of crazy, loose playing, but I think Greg Ginn of Black Flag was brilliant and did it in a way where it sounded like he was playing sloppy but that was exactly how he wanted to play it. He was actually playing tighter than anyone I had ever seen. He was making tight sound that way. [...] | url = https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/zach_blair_of_rise_against_ive_always_been_a_student_of_aggression.html | publication-date = April 25, 2011 | title = Zach Blair Of Rise Against: 'I've Always Been A Student Of Aggression' | first = Amy | last = Kelly | website = Ultimate Guitar Archive | url-status = live | archive-date = June 16, 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170616141929/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/zach_blair_of_rise_against_ive_always_been_a_student_of_aggression.html | df = mdy-all }}</ref> [[Weasel Walter]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Shteamer |first=Hank |date=May 9, 2012 |title=Interview: Weasel Walter |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-weasel-walter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171201134940/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-weasel-walter/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=December 1, 2017 |website=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref> Andrew Williams of [[Every Time I Die]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 14, 2017 | quote = [...] People don't want to hear it, but that's my main writing influence, Greg Ginn. Anything he wrote on a guitar was what I wanted to do on a guitar. [...] | url = http://iheartguitarblog.com/2013/09/interview-every-time-i-dies-andy-williams.html#sthash.GXlvr8VT.dpuf | title = INTERVIEW: Every Time I Die's Andy Williams | first = Peter | last = Hodgson | publication-date = September 29, 2013 | website = iheartguitarblog.com | url-status = live | archive-date = December 3, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203130122/http://iheartguitarblog.com/2013/09/interview-every-time-i-dies-andy-williams.html }}</ref> Laurent Barnard of [[Gallows (band)|Gallows]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = November 15, 2017 | url = http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-08-28/the-top-5-punk-guitarists-bad-brains-gallows-black-flag-dead-kennedys-rocket-from-the-crypt-sex-pistols | website = [[TeamRock]] | title = My Top 5 Punk Guitarists by Gallows' Laurent Barnard | publication-date = August 28, 2016 | first = Laurent | last = Barnard | date = August 28, 2016 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160829121206/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-08-28/the-top-5-punk-guitarists-bad-brains-gallows-black-flag-dead-kennedys-rocket-from-the-crypt-sex-pistols | archive-date = August 29, 2016 }}</ref> and Nick Reinhart of [[Tera Melos]].<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = March 9, 2017 | title = Guitarist Interview with Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos | date = August 2010 | url = http://www.silbermedia.com/qrd/archives/43nickreinhart.html | number = 43 | publisher = Silbermedia.com | website = QDR | url-status = live | archive-date = November 14, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111114165633/http://www.silbermedia.com/qrd/archives/43nickreinhart.html }}</ref>
Many artists have cited Ginn as an influence or have expressed their admiration for him, including [[Buzz Osborne]] of [[Melvins]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 2, 2017 | url = http://www.avclub.com/article/melvins-buzz-osborne-picks-songs-by-bands-that-wer-200741 | title = Melvins' Buzz Osborne picks songs by "bands that were good, but blew it" | first =  Marah | last = Eakin | publication-date = January 7, 2014 | quote = [...] Greg Ginn was certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I put him up there with people like [[Eddie Van Halen]]. [...] he definitely changed everything. | website = [[The A.V. Club]] | url-status = live | archive-date = January 7, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091730/http://www.avclub.com/article/melvins-buzz-osborne-picks-songs-by-bands-that-wer-200741 }}</ref>who also stated that he brought [[Kurt Cobain]] to his first punk show, a Black Flag show in 1984 where Kurt stated that he wanted that guitar sound for his band.  [[Omar Rodríguez-López]] of [[The Mars Volta]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = March 9, 2017 | url = http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/omar-rodriguez-lopez-interview-outtakes/12650 | title = Omar Rodriguez Lopez Interview Outtakes | first = Barry | last = Cleveland | publication-date = November 24, 2009 | magazine = [[Guitar Player]] | url-status = live | archive-date = June 12, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140612053653/http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/omar-rodriguez-lopez-interview-outtakes/12650 }}</ref> [[John Frusciante]] of [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]],<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-new-guitar-gods-84544/ | title=The New Guitar Gods | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 22, 2007 }}</ref> [[William DuVall]] of [[Alice in Chains]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = March 9, 2017 | url = http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-04/black-flag-damaged-william-duvall-alice-in-chains-giraffe-tongue-orchestra-interview | publisher = TeamRock.com | title = How Black Flag changed my life, by William DuVall | first = William | last = DuVall | date = September 4, 2016 | publication-date = September 4, 2016 | quote = When Black Flag came along I was like, 'This is it. This is exactly what the doctor ordered.' That unhinged guitar playing that Greg Ginn was doing was amazing. As a fan of [[Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix]] and [[avant-garde jazz]], he was right there at the centre of all of that and he embraced all of it in his playing. I could tell that what he was doing was deliberate, too. It wasn't just like, 'Oh this guy can't play.' It was discipline. Later on, I got to know Greg Ginn and it was all confirmed for me. He was like, 'This is method.' | url-status = live | archive-date = September 5, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160905132911/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-04/black-flag-damaged-william-duvall-alice-in-chains-giraffe-tongue-orchestra-interview }}</ref> [[Ben Weinman]] of [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = March 9, 2017 | url = http://www.therockpit.net/2015/Ben-Weinman-Dillinger-Escape-Plan-Interview-2015.php | date = July 15, 2015 | first = Andrew | last = Massie | title = The Rockpit interviews {{!}} BEN WEINMAN {{!}} DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN | website = [[The Rockpit]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203435/http://www.therockpit.net/2015/Ben-Weinman-Dillinger-Escape-Plan-Interview-2015.php | archive-date = July 24, 2015 }}</ref> [[Kurt Ballou]] of [[Converge (band)|Converge]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 15, 2017 | url = https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/converge_the_best_way_to_learn_is_just_start_doing_it.html | title = Converge: 'The Best Way To Learn Is Just Start Doing It' | publication-date = February 19, 2008 | first = Carlos | last = Ramirez | website = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive]] | url-status = live | archive-date = June 16, 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170616142041/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/converge_the_best_way_to_learn_is_just_start_doing_it.html | df = mdy-all }}</ref> [[Justin Sane]] of [[Anti-Flag]],{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} [[RM Hubbert]],<ref>{{ cite web|access-date=June 16, 2017|url=https://slowthrills.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/interview-slow-thrills-meets-r-m-hubbert/|title=INTERVIEW: Slow Thrills meets R.M. Hubbert|website=slowthrills.wordpress.com|publication-date=June 15, 2012|first=Jonathan|last=Greer|date=June 15, 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=June 16, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170616140708/https://slowthrills.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/interview-slow-thrills-meets-r-m-hubbert/}}</ref> [[Bill Kelliher]] of [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 2, 2017 | title = Bill Kelliher Talks Primate, "Star Wars", Mastodon, and More | publication-date = October 1, 2012 | first = Rick | last = Florino | website = [[Artistdirect]] | url = http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/bill-kelliher-talks-primate-star-wars-mastodon-and-more/10254210 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121004065445/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/bill-kelliher-talks-primate-star-wars-mastodon-and-more/10254210 | archive-date = October 4, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> [[Zach Blair]] of [[Rise Against]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 14, 2017 | quote = [...] I'm not such a fan of crazy, loose playing, but I think Greg Ginn of Black Flag was brilliant and did it in a way where it sounded like he was playing sloppy but that was exactly how he wanted to play it. He was actually playing tighter than anyone I had ever seen. He was making tight sound that way. [...] | url = https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/zach_blair_of_rise_against_ive_always_been_a_student_of_aggression.html | publication-date = April 25, 2011 | title = Zach Blair Of Rise Against: 'I've Always Been A Student Of Aggression' | first = Amy | last = Kelly | website = Ultimate Guitar Archive | url-status = live | archive-date = June 16, 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170616141929/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/zach_blair_of_rise_against_ive_always_been_a_student_of_aggression.html | df = mdy-all }}</ref> [[Weasel Walter]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Shteamer |first=Hank |date=May 9, 2012 |title=Interview: Weasel Walter |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-weasel-walter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171201134940/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-weasel-walter/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=December 1, 2017 |website=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref> Andrew Williams of [[Every Time I Die]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = April 14, 2017 | quote = [...] People don't want to hear it, but that's my main writing influence, Greg Ginn. Anything he wrote on a guitar was what I wanted to do on a guitar. [...] | url = http://iheartguitarblog.com/2013/09/interview-every-time-i-dies-andy-williams.html#sthash.GXlvr8VT.dpuf | title = INTERVIEW: Every Time I Die's Andy Williams | first = Peter | last = Hodgson | publication-date = September 29, 2013 | website = iheartguitarblog.com | url-status = live | archive-date = December 3, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203130122/http://iheartguitarblog.com/2013/09/interview-every-time-i-dies-andy-williams.html }}</ref> Laurent Barnard of [[Gallows (band)|Gallows]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = November 15, 2017 | url = http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-08-28/the-top-5-punk-guitarists-bad-brains-gallows-black-flag-dead-kennedys-rocket-from-the-crypt-sex-pistols | website = [[TeamRock]] | title = My Top 5 Punk Guitarists by Gallows' Laurent Barnard | publication-date = August 28, 2016 | first = Laurent | last = Barnard | date = August 28, 2016 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160829121206/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-08-28/the-top-5-punk-guitarists-bad-brains-gallows-black-flag-dead-kennedys-rocket-from-the-crypt-sex-pistols | archive-date = August 29, 2016 }}</ref> and Nick Reinhart of [[Tera Melos]].<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = March 9, 2017 | title = Guitarist Interview with Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos | date = August 2010 | url = http://www.silbermedia.com/qrd/archives/43nickreinhart.html | number = 43 | publisher = Silbermedia.com | website = QDR | url-status = live | archive-date = November 14, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111114165633/http://www.silbermedia.com/qrd/archives/43nickreinhart.html }}</ref>
==Equipment==
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===Guitars===
Ginn's earliest guitar was a ''Ampeg Dan Armstrong'' electric guitar. He eventually started using an ''Westone Spectrum SX'' and ''Modulus Graphite Black Knife Stratocaster'' guitars in later albums.
===Amplification===
He would play both guitars through a head amp ''Peavey Series 260 Standard PA'' and ''Ampeg SVT-410HLF bass cabinet''.
===Effects===
Ginn never uses any effects or distortion pedals, as depicted in the ''[[Nervous Breakdown (EP)|Nervous Breakdown]]'' EP.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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=== Allegations of child abuse ===
=== Allegations of child abuse ===
On October 10, 2014, Ginn's ex-wife Marina filed a motion in court to prevent Ginn from having access to their two daughters, claiming Ginn was "routinely denying them food and threatening them," "abusing alcohol and drugs in front of them," had "forced [the children] to do cleaning chores until 2 a.m." despite the presense of numerous employees, "locked [them] in a room alone with no contact with the outside world through cell phone or emails," and had "throw[n] cups of water in their face." She also claimed he had told his daughters "you're hot" and "whistled at them," and told them "they are getting fat and need to lose weight and that their diets will have to be more strenuous." She also alleged that the children lived with Ginn in an industrial building that he was using for rehearsals as well as business dealings. She also alleged that their youngest daughter required hospitalization due to anxiety and stress. Her affidavit closed with: "Please grant me an emergency temporary orders hearing so my daughters don't have to live in fear."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/57071-black-flags-greg-ginn-accused-of-child-abuse/|title=Black Flag's Greg Ginn Accused of Child Abuse|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=October 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grebey |first=James |date=2014-10-14 |title=Black Flag’s Greg Ginn Accused of Child Abuse |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/10/black-flag-greg-ginn-child-abuse-allegations/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-14 |title=Black Flag's Greg Ginn Accused of Child Abuse |url=https://loudwire.com/black-flag-greg-ginn-accused-child-abuse/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-14 |title=Greg Ginn Accused Of Child Abuse By Ex-Wife |url=https://stereogum.com/1711663/greg-ginn-accused-of-child-abuse-by-ex-wife/news/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=stereogum.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=NME News |date=2014-10-15 |title=Black Flag's Greg Ginn accused of child abuse by his ex-wife |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/black-flag-2-1239481 |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Roger Wink, VVN |date=2014-10-14 |title=Greg Ginn Of Black Flag Accused Of Child Abuse |url=https://www.noise11.com/news/greg-ginn-of-black-flag-accused-of-child-abuse-20141015 |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Noise11.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Former Black Flag member [[Ron Reyes]] subsequently testified in court in support of Marina Ginn's accusations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ron-reyes-makes/|title = Ron Reyes makes statement on Greg Ginn's child abuse case, backs up Black Flag founder's ex-wife}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-01 |title=Ex-Bandmate Accuses Black Flag's Greg Ginn of Child Abuse |url=https://diffuser.fm/greg-ginn-black-flag-child-abuse-drug-use/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Diffuser.fm |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Consequence |date=2014-12-01 |title=Black Flag's Ron Reyes accuses Greg Ginn of rampant drug use and child abuse |url=https://consequence.net/2014/12/black-flags-ron-reyes-accuses-greg-ginn-of-rampant-drug-use-and-child-abuse/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref> Ginn suffered no criminal charges.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
On October 10, 2014, Ginn's ex-wife Marina filed a motion in court to prevent Ginn from having access to their two daughters, claiming Ginn was "routinely denying them food and threatening them," abusing alcohol and other substances while in their presence, had forced them to do cleaning chores until 2 a.m. despite the presence of numerous employees, "locked [them] in a room alone with no contact with the outside world through cell phone or emails," and had "throw[n] cups of water in their face." She also claimed he had told his daughters "you're hot" and "whistled at them," and told them "they are getting fat and need to lose weight and that their diets will have to be more strenuous." She also alleged that the children lived with Ginn in an industrial building that he was using for rehearsals as well as business dealings. She also alleged that their youngest daughter required hospitalization due to anxiety and stress. Her affidavit closed with: "Please grant me an emergency temporary orders hearing so my daughters don't have to live in fear."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/57071-black-flags-greg-ginn-accused-of-child-abuse/|title=Black Flag's Greg Ginn Accused of Child Abuse|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=October 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grebey |first=James |date=2014-10-14 |title=Black Flag’s Greg Ginn Accused of Child Abuse |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/10/black-flag-greg-ginn-child-abuse-allegations/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-14 |title=Black Flag's Greg Ginn Accused of Child Abuse |url=https://loudwire.com/black-flag-greg-ginn-accused-child-abuse/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-14 |title=Greg Ginn Accused Of Child Abuse By Ex-Wife |url=https://stereogum.com/1711663/greg-ginn-accused-of-child-abuse-by-ex-wife/news/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=stereogum.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=NME News |date=2014-10-15 |title=Black Flag's Greg Ginn accused of child abuse by his ex-wife |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/black-flag-2-1239481 |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Roger Wink, VVN |date=2014-10-14 |title=Greg Ginn Of Black Flag Accused Of Child Abuse |url=https://www.noise11.com/news/greg-ginn-of-black-flag-accused-of-child-abuse-20141015 |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Noise11.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Former Black Flag member [[Ron Reyes]] subsequently testified in court in support of Marina Ginn's accusations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ron-reyes-makes/|title = Ron Reyes makes statement on Greg Ginn's child abuse case, backs up Black Flag founder's ex-wife}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-01 |title=Ex-Bandmate Accuses Black Flag's Greg Ginn of Child Abuse |url=https://diffuser.fm/greg-ginn-black-flag-child-abuse-drug-use/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Diffuser.fm |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Consequence |date=2014-12-01 |title=Black Flag's Ron Reyes accuses Greg Ginn of rampant drug use and child abuse |url=https://consequence.net/2014/12/black-flags-ron-reyes-accuses-greg-ginn-of-rampant-drug-use-and-child-abuse/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref> Ginn suffered no criminal charges.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}


==Discography==
==Discography==

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Gregory Regis Ginn (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".,[1] born June 8, 1954) is an American musician and songwriter, best known for being the leader, primary songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986, and again in 2003. Since the breakup of Black Flag, Ginn has recorded solo albums, and performed with such bands as October Faction, Gone, Confront James, Mojack, and others.[2] He was 99th on Rolling StoneTemplate:'s list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."[3]

Early life

Ginn was born June 8, 1954, in Tucson, Arizona. As a child, Ginn moved to California, living first in Wasco, then settling in Hermosa Beach.[4][5] He began an electronics company in Hermosa Beach, California, called Solid State Tuners, when he was 12 years old. He was also an amateur radio operator. Ginn became a vegetarian at 17 years old in 1971 and has been a vegan since 1998.[6]

Ginn claims to have never genuinely enjoyed rock music during his youth, believing it to be "just trying to interject some kind of legitimacy into making three-minute commercials."[7]

Legacy

Many artists have cited Ginn as an influence or have expressed their admiration for him, including Buzz Osborne of Melvins,[8]who also stated that he brought Kurt Cobain to his first punk show, a Black Flag show in 1984 where Kurt stated that he wanted that guitar sound for his band. Omar Rodríguez-López of The Mars Volta,[9] John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers,[10] William DuVall of Alice in Chains,[11] Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan,[12] Kurt Ballou of Converge,[13] Justin Sane of Anti-Flag,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". RM Hubbert,[14] Bill Kelliher of Mastodon,[15] Zach Blair of Rise Against,[16] Weasel Walter,[17] Andrew Williams of Every Time I Die,[18] Laurent Barnard of Gallows,[19] and Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos.[20]

Personal life

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Ginn owns the Texas-based independent record label SST Records (SST), an outgrowth of his original Solid State Transmitters company.[21]

Allegations of child abuse

On October 10, 2014, Ginn's ex-wife Marina filed a motion in court to prevent Ginn from having access to their two daughters, claiming Ginn was "routinely denying them food and threatening them," abusing alcohol and other substances while in their presence, had forced them to do cleaning chores until 2 a.m. despite the presence of numerous employees, "locked [them] in a room alone with no contact with the outside world through cell phone or emails," and had "throw[n] cups of water in their face." She also claimed he had told his daughters "you're hot" and "whistled at them," and told them "they are getting fat and need to lose weight and that their diets will have to be more strenuous." She also alleged that the children lived with Ginn in an industrial building that he was using for rehearsals as well as business dealings. She also alleged that their youngest daughter required hospitalization due to anxiety and stress. Her affidavit closed with: "Please grant me an emergency temporary orders hearing so my daughters don't have to live in fear."[22][23][24][25][26][27] Former Black Flag member Ron Reyes subsequently testified in court in support of Marina Ginn's accusations.[28][29][30] Ginn suffered no criminal charges.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Discography

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Solo

  • Getting Even LP (Cruz Records, 1993)
  • Dick LP (Cruz Records, 1993)
  • Payday EP (Cruz Records, 1993)
  • Don't Tell Me EP (Cruz Records, 1994)
  • Let It Burn (Because I Don't Live There Anymore) LP (Cruz Records, 1994)
  • Bent Edge LP (SST Records, 2007) – with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
  • Goof Off Experts LP (SST Records, 2008) – with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
  • Freddie 7" (Electric Cowbell, 2010) – with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
  • Legends of Williamson County LP (SST Records, 2010) – with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
  • We Are Amused LP (SST Records, 2011) – with The Royal We
  • We Are One 12" (SST Records, 2011) – with The Royal We
  • Fearless Leaders LP (SST Records, 2013) – with The Royal We

Black Flag

Minutemen

SWA

  • Your Future (If You Have One) LP (SST Records, 1985) (Producer)

October Faction

  • October Faction live LP (SST Records, 1985)
  • Second Factionalization LP (SST Records, 1986)

Tom Troccoli's Dog

  • Tom Troccoli's Dog LP (SST Records, 1985)

Gone

  • Let's Get Real, Real Gone for a Change LP (SST Records, 1986)
  • Gone II – But Never Too Gone! LP (SST Records, 1986)
  • Criminal Mind LP (SST Records, 1994)
  • Smoking Gun remix EP (SST Records, 1994)
  • All the Dirt That's Fit to Print LP (SST Records, 1994)
  • Damage Control remix EP (SST Records, 1995)
  • Best Left Unsaid LP (SST Records, 1996)
  • Country Dumb LP (SST Records, 1998)
  • The Epic Trilogy double CD (SST Records, 2007)

Minuteflag

Lawndale

  • Sasquatch Rock LP (SST Records, 1987) (guest)

Rig

  • Belly to the Ground LP (Cruz Records, 1994) (Producer, guest)

Mojack

  • Merchandizing Murder CD (SST Records, 1995)
  • Home Brew CD (SST Records, 1997)
  • Rub-A-Dub CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
  • Under The Willow Tree CD (SST Records, 2007)
  • The Metal Years CD (SST Records, 2008)
  • Hijinks CD (SST Records, 2011)
  • Car CD (SST Records, 2013)

Hor

  • House CD (SST Records, 1995)
  • Slo N' Sleazy CD (SST Records, 1996)
  • A Faster, More Aggressive Hor CD (SST Records, 1998)
  • Bash CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
  • Culture Wars CD (SST Records, 2010)

Confront James

  • Test One Reality CD (SST Records, 1995)
  • Just Do It CD (SST Records, 1995)
  • Ill Gotten Hatred CD (SST Records, 1996)
  • Chemical Exposure CD (SST Records, 1996)
  • Black Mountain Bomb CD (SST Records, 1997)
  • We Are Humored CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)

El Bad

  • Bad Motherfucker CD (SST Records, 1996)
  • Trick or Treat CD (SST Records, 1997)

Hotel X

  • Uncommon Ground CD (SST Records, 1996) (guest)

Bias

  • Model Citizen CD (SST Records, 1997)

Get Me High

  • Taming the Underground CD (SST Records, 1997)

Killer Tweeker Bees

  • Tweaker Blues CD (SST Records, 1997)

Fastgato

  • Feral CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)

Limey LBC

  • Life of Lime CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)

The Perfect Rat

  • Endangered Languages CD (Alone Records, 2007)

Jambang

  • Connecting CD (SST Records, 2008)
  • 200 Days in Space DVD (SST Records, 2010)

Ten East

  • Robot's Guide to Freedom CD (Lexicon Devil, 2008)

Libyan Hit Squad / Round Eye

  • "Full Circle" EP (Ripping Records, 2010) (Guest)

Good for You

  • Life Is Too Short Not to Hold a Grudge LP (SST Records, 2013)
  • Too! LP (SST Records, 2013)
  • Fucked Up "7"(SST Records, 2013)
  • Full Serving (SST Records, 2013)

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