Keith Morris
Biography
Keith Morris (born September 18, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Off!. Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the age of 21 with guitarist Greg Ginn and performed on the band's 1979 debut EP Nervous Breakdown. Shortly after leaving Black Flag in 1979, he formed the Circle Jerks with guitarist Greg Hetson; the band released seven albums between 1980 and 1995 and have broken up and reformed on numerous occasions. In 2009 Morris formed the supergroup Off! with guitarist Dimitri Coats, bassist Steven Shane McDonald, and drummer Mario Rubalcaba. Morris has also appeared as a guest vocalist on several albums by other artists. 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 of...
Known For
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998
25 Years of Punk
2001
Scumbag
2017
Sticky: A (Self) Love Story
2016
Repo Man
1984
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
2011
Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest
1981
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005
Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk
2012
40 Watts from Nowhere
2025
Poison Idea: Legacy of Dysfunction
2017
The Icarus Line Must Die
2018
Free LSD
2023
Another State of Mind
1984
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
2015
Punk's Not Dead
2007
American Hardcore
2006
Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two
1983
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
The Slog Movie
1982
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
2025
We Were Feared
2010
I'd Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food
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The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997
2017
Plate o' Shrimp: Punk Rock, Sci-Fi and the Making of Repo Man
2007
Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1
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Records Collecting Dust
2015
Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All
2013
Circle Jerks: The Show Must Go Off! Circle Jerks Live at the House of Blues
2005
The Best of Flipside Video Vol. 1
2001
The Best of Flipside Video Vol. 1
2001