Keith Morris (born September 17, 1952 ) is an American singer and songwriter. Active since 1976, Morris is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk bands Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, and Midget Handjob. He currently works as an A&R; manager at V2 Records.
In 1999, he was diagnosed with adult onset diabetes and many of his friends held benefit concerts to cover his large medical bills.
In 1976, Morris co-founded Black Fl...
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Keith Morris (born September 17, 1952 ) is an American singer and songwriter. Active since 1976, Morris is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk bands Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, and Midget Handjob. He currently works as an A&R; manager at V2 Records.
In 1999, he was diagnosed with adult onset diabetes and many of his friends held benefit concerts to cover his large medical bills.
In 1976, Morris co-founded Black Flag (then-known as Panic) along with guitarist Greg Ginn. Their work ethic proved too challenging for some early members; Ginn and Morris had an especially hard time finding a reliable bass guitarist, and often rehearsed without a bassist, a factor that contributed to the development of Ginn's distinctive, often low-pitched guitar sound. Ginn's brother Raymond Pettibon and SST house record producer-to-be Spot filled in sometimes at rehearsals.
After a number of lineup changes, Morris recorded vocals the first Black Flag EP Nervous Breakdown (on...
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