In 1980, BR had their very first show at a warehouse in Fullerton, and guess what? Social Distortion was there too! It was actually Social Distortion’s third show. Jay was super excited and playful when he said, “Mike Ness was totally into the punk rock scene because let’s be real, Social Distortion wasn’t anything other than a punk rock band. And hey, we weren’t any better either, I’m not trying to say that. But it was such a cool scene to be a part of. It wasn’t heavy metal or country and western; it was just punk rock! But now Mike Ness is saying all this stuff against it. He doesn’t want to be associated with the 80s punk scene anymore. He thinks it’s holding him back. So he’s all about his new stuff now, which is even more punk and relevant. And you know what? He’s right! What he’s doing now is way cooler and more up to date than what he did back then.” (Spin, 1992)

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