My Damage: The Story Of A Punk Rock Survivor by Keith Morris

Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore the way he does. With his waist–length dreadlocks + snarling vocals, Morris is known the world over for his take-no-prisoners approach on the stage + his integrity off of it. Over the course of his forty-year career with Black Flag, the Circle Jerks + OFF!, he’’s battled diabetes, drug/alcohol addiction + the record industry…and he’s still going strong. My Damage is more than a book about the highs + lows of a punk rock legend. It’’s a story from the perspective of someone who has shared the stage with just about every major figure in the music industry + has appeared in cult films like The Decline of Western Civilization + Repo Man. A true Hollywood tale from an L.A. native, My Damage reveals the story of Morris’’ streets, his scene + his music—- as only he can tell it. Paperback. 309 pages.