Jay Dee Bentley (born June 6, 1964) is the bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion.[1] He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1983 and 1985.[citation needed] Along with vocalist Greg Graffin, Bentley has appeared on nearly all of Bad Religion's studio albums, with the sole exception being their second album Into the Unknown (1983).
Bentley has two sons: Miles (born 1991), who played bass in Dave Hause and The Mermaid, and Hunter (born 1993).[4] He also has a daughter named Peribeau and a son named Dragon and lives with his wife Natalia Fabia in Costa Mesa, California.[5]
In the past, Bentley has had struggles with alcoholism. He first quit drinking in 1990 but relapsed in 1998. Since 2005, he is completely alcohol abstinent.[6]
Equipmentedit
Bentley's main basses have been Fender models for most of his career in Bad Religion, primarily a black and/or white Precision models; in recent years, however, he has been an endorser of Epiphone and has his own Jack Casady signature.[7][8] Bentley often plays bass with a pick.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Bad Religion". AMG. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
^Fadroski, Kelli Skye (July 19, 2014). "Bad Religion has good fun in Costa Mesa". The Orange County Register. p. Life 2.
^"Jay bentley on Instagram: "I was told to write my sobriety date in my big book, and I did just that. I found my way into aa in sept 1990, but fell out in late 1998. I had a pretty good time for a minute, but spent the next few years struggling on and off, and by 2004 I was lost. I've been told that when you're finally desperate enough, you may have a moment of clarity, I was fortunate to be that desperate. This is what it has been like for me. All of our paths have some differences, but if we are honest with ourselves we end up in the same place. Thank you. All of you who were there for me then and who are there now, carrying the message and giving back what was freely given to us. Today I am 11"".
bentley, bentley, born, june, 1964, bassist, founding, member, punk, rock, group, religion, played, with, band, through, whole, existence, with, small, break, between, 1983, 1985, citation, needed, along, with, vocalist, greg, graffin, bentley, appeared, nearl. Jay Dee Bentley born June 6 1964 is the bassist and co founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion 1 He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1983 and 1985 citation needed Along with vocalist Greg Graffin Bentley has appeared on nearly all of Bad Religion s studio albums with the sole exception being their second album Into the Unknown 1983 Jay BentleyBentley playing with Bad Religion in 2013 Background informationBorn 1964 06 06 June 6 1964 age 59 Wichita Kansas U S OriginSanta Clarita California U S GenresPunk rockOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Bass guitarguitarvocalsYears active1979 presentLabelsEpitaphAtlanticANTI Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Equipment 4 References 5 External linksCareer editJay Bentley grew up in Santa Clarita California and later moved to Woodland Hills As with guitarist Brett Gurewitz and lead singer Greg Graffin he was a student of El Camino Real High School He played in Bad Religion for three years 1980 1983 2 and left while the band was in the midst of writing and recording their second album Into the Unknown citation needed Bentley was a onetime member of such notable L A groups as Wasted Youth T S O L The Circle Jerks and Cathedral Of Tears He rejoined Bad Religion in late 1985 while the How Could Hell Be Any Worse line up adding Circle Jerks Greg Hetson as the band s second guitarist was reuniting to record the first three reunion albums Suffer No Control and Against the Grain which are often considered their best releases citation needed Today Bentley continues touring and recording with Bad Religion He has appeared on every Bad Religion release with the exceptions of Into the Unknown 1983 and the Back to the Known 1985 EP The band s most recent studio album Age of Unreason was recorded in 2018 and 2019 with a May 1 2019 release 3 Since the early 2010s Bentley has been the regular touring member of Me First And The Gimme Gimmes filling in on bass and backup vocals for Fat Mike citation needed Personal life editBentley has two sons Miles born 1991 who played bass in Dave Hause and The Mermaid and Hunter born 1993 4 He also has a daughter named Peribeau and a son named Dragon and lives with his wife Natalia Fabia in Costa Mesa California 5 In the past Bentley has had struggles with alcoholism He first quit drinking in 1990 but relapsed in 1998 Since 2005 he is completely alcohol abstinent 6 Equipment editBentley s main basses have been Fender models for most of his career in Bad Religion primarily a black and or white Precision models in recent years however he has been an endorser of Epiphone and has his own Jack Casady signature 7 8 Bentley often plays bass with a pick citation needed References edit Erlewine Stephen Thomas Biography Bad Religion AMG Retrieved 12 May 2010 Bad Religion 30 Years BadReligion com Retrieved 2016 03 14 BAD RELIGION to Release Age of Unreason Album in May 26 February 2019 https www facebook com HunterBentleyMusic user generated source Fadroski Kelli Skye July 19 2014 Bad Religion has good fun in Costa Mesa The Orange County Register p Life 2 Jay bentley on Instagram I was told to write my sobriety date in my big book and I did just that I found my way into aa in sept 1990 but fell out in late 1998 I had a pretty good time for a minute but spent the next few years struggling on and off and by 2004 I was lost I ve been told that when you re finally desperate enough you may have a moment of clarity I was fortunate to be that desperate This is what it has been like for me All of our paths have some differences but if we are honest with ourselves we end up in the same place Thank you All of you who were there for me then and who are there now carrying the message and giving back what was freely given to us Today I am 11 An Interview With Jay Bentley Of Bad Religion Archived from the original on 2017 12 02 Mixdown Media the Bad Religion Page Since 1995 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jay Bentley Jay Bentley on Twitter nbsp 2008 Interview with Jay Bentley Interview with Jay Bentley 2007 Room Thirteen interview May 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jay Bentley amp oldid 1194046728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
