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Greg Graffin called his influences " pop-sounding rock tunes that were not necessarily commercial.

" Brett Gurewitz acknowledges attempting to emulate Germs singer Darby Crash early on in Bad Religion's lyrical style.

" He wrote some intelligent stuff, and didn't shy away from the vocabulary, which I thought was cool.

" In addition to their use of unusually sophisticated vocabulary for a punk band, Bad Religion is also known for their frequent use of vocal harmonies.

They took their cues from The Adolescents, in the way that they used three-part harmonies.

Bassist Jay Bentley says, " Seeing The Adolescents live, it was so brilliant.

So, in a way, the Adolescents influenced us into saying we can do it, too, because look, they're doing it.