How do you think a band like Bad Religion has lasted so long with so little radio play?
Jay: Well we don’t make singles, so when a radio station starts to play our song it’s pleasantly surprising. I’m never disappointed because I figure no one is ever going to pay any attention to us, so yeah, it’s thrilling. Mike: And the careers our bands (Bad Religion and NOFX) have had are so long, its ludicrous. We have no business doing what we’re doing… Jay: At all! Come on hurry up!!! (laughs) Mike: They’ve (Bad Religion) been around two years longer than us (NOFX)… When they say ‘we can’t do it any more’ we’ll say ‘ ok, we’ve still got two more years’ (laughs). Jay: As long as we’re out here, you can still be out here. That’s a good rule. What does college music mean to you guys? Jay: Hootie and the Blowfish? Mike: (laughs) R.E.M.? Jay: Uhh… Phish. What’s with the Phish? College music is where we all got our start, believe it or not. Not that style of music! But college radio… Mike: I started writing good songs in college. Jay: I didn’t go to college, they wouldn’t let me
