"Jack Grisham finally, irrevocably, puts to death the slander that the early Los Angeles punk scene was 'plastic.' The first true literature to come out of our pathetic little punk lives, American Demon is haunting and awakens monsters. But it should come with a warning label: it's a dangerous little book. Read Patti Smith's Just Kids. Then read this. But only if you have the courage to follow poetry as far as it can go."

— Paul Roessler, producer, composer, musician