Jim Goad
Jim Goad (born 1961) is an American author and publisher. Goad co-authored and published the cult zine ANSWER Me! and The Redneck Manifesto. Known for his controversial political and socially charged viewpoints, Goad's work has been described as "compelling", "brutally honest" and "original" by author Chuck Palahniuk. Comedian Patton Oswalt cites Goad's writing as an influence.
Personal life
"Jim Goad may in fact be the bad man his wife, his girlfriend, the State of Oregon and numerous others said he is, but he's also a man of principle. You may disagree with his ethics, they may even repulse you, but you can't deny that he's thought them through, can articulate them with unusual clarity, tries to live by them more faithfully than you live by yours and if you debated him on them he'd probably kick your ass. Figuratively speaking, of course."
—John Strausbaugh, 2002
Early life
James Thaddeus Goad was born June 12, 1961, in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. When Goad's mother was still pregnant with him, his father, drunk, punched her in the stomach hoping to induce her to abort. Growing up in Clifton Heights, just outside Philadelphia, Goad described himself as a teenager who was a loner, misanthropic and a weirdo. He attended a Catholic school, and experienced violent treatment by the nuns and his father, eventually learning to fight back. As a teenager he wanted to move to New York City to study acting and was accepted to study at New York University under Stella Adler.
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ALBUMS
- Hatesville! released: 2009
Hatesville!
Released 2009- Hatesville
- Race Riot
- Dog
- Shit List
- What If They Gave a Love In...
- How God Makes Little Girls
- Let's Hear It for Violence Towards Women
- Heather Mills
- Nation Down for the Count
- Take a San Francisco Bad Trip
- Mr. Intolerance
- I Am Man (Sometimes I Hate)
- Love Will Change the World
- Low Blood Sugar
- Hatesville Suicide Hotline
- Alone With the Calm
