Sublime – 40oz. To Freedom (Behind The Cover)

In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Sublime’s debut album, 40oz. To Freedom, listen to an in-depth conversation with Bud Gaugh, Eric Wilson & Sublime art legend Opie Ortiz as they explain the history of the legendary album cover and how it came to be.





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[lisabeard]

I know I'm not alone in this but Sublime is and will always be my favorite band and Brad my favorite artist. It's exactly like they said in the video, he knew how to fuse so many genres seamlessly.

[johnnydrunkagain]

Its nice to see alot of these videos finally being made and people still paying attention. Brad was really a revolutionary musician and just endlessly creative genius... his music was and is so timeless and so relevant on a soulful and spiritual level in the world in general and even just further beyond in so many more places and dimensions of time and space. Too many people in the world today are so much in need of the hope and joy and the undeniably obvious spiritual uplift that is just so inevitable and presently prominent when/wherever the truth, hurt, pain, and infinitely endless love and joy for living that this human beings voice and soul emanates wherever it may ring through a speaker or headphones etc....This mans music and the people who inspired him will always ring true in my soul on such a deep and emotional level.

Rest In Paradise Bradley James and Lou Dogg Nowell.
We all know you're sitting on a cloud somewhere in heaven steumming an acoustic guitar with the rest of the legendary OGs and revolutionaries while their mouths hang open in utter amazement and awe. Hope Bud and Eric are making some kind of a hslf decent living to survive with their heads above water and just in a better headspace in general than all 3 of these guys have had to endure in the past. So much suffering and love and effort was put into having this music exist today that all we can do is be grateful while bowing our heads in respect for all the personal and families' losses that this legacy carries. And onward we shall continue to bump this shit and carry it further. As I grow older and meet more and more older folks in the California and Los Angeles areas, I meet more and more people that have such lovely memories and stories to share of either seeing Sublime at some point at a small backyard show or knowing/chopping it up with Brad personally back in the day and they all seem better for knowing him/this music in some way. No lies.

[jamesdavis]

Soo underrated!!! This band should be way bigger then what they are!!!! When are they gonna be nominated for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. How do you make a suggestion for dat cuz they deserve to be in there.

[marzbarz]

I could listen to this forever sublime is literally my favorite band. It’s crazy that 40 oz. To Freedom came out 30 years ago. I’m only 18 right now, but I really appreciate that album and especially this song. I cried about Bradley’s death even though I wasn’t born at the time. I’m going to start college soon and I’m planning on becoming an animator. I stopped drawing for a long time, but once I found out about sublime they inspired me to pick up a pencil and draw. I would also stare at the 40 oz. To Freedom album cover a lot. The art is beautiful and I fell in love with creating art again. I draw listening to Sublime’s music every day now. This band has such a big impact on me even though I’ve just been listening to them for a couple of years. Thank you Sublime🌞💛

[Cheez]

The best all time band. We all could relate to them. West coast Styley.

[Guitarista]

Why this give me tears.
Cuz i'm old and I love my youth.

[russmacc]

I watched this and was like damn, it's over already? That was awesome, I'd love to hear more stories from you guys. Most of the stuff out there is really old/low quality, but obviously so precious.

[anthonyfrench]

Sublime helped me cope through a difficult period in my young life and with the sound and voice of Brad I was able to ride through that storm through sheer positivity. Which has since helped made me who I am today.

[RangerJohnnyRocket]

Man I wish we could go back in time and replay the 90s, I never thought I'd say that but it was so much better then than it is now.

[cameron]

I had the pleasure of getting this done by the man opie himself and damn man all these guys are the most down to earth raddest most inspiring chilled out legends I ever met

[brokenacoustic]

I kept hearing these two songs on the radio, I'd never heard anything like it before and it was blowing my mind, but I always missed the DJ saying who it was. Finally I caught it, "that was Santaria by Sublime". Went and bought the self titled album, 40oz To Freedom, and Robbin The Hood about an hour later and immediately became obsessed. Two days later I was talking to my friend about them and he said 'You know the singer died, right?' Never actually felt like I'd be punched in the gut without actually having been punched in the gut before, I was legitimately devastated. That was late '96, and 26 years later, I still really havent gotten over it...I listen to a fairly broad range of different kinds of music, and out of everything I've ever heard over the last 40+ years, nothing has ever come close to affecting me the way Sublime, and I doubt anything ever will. Forever missed...

[urbanrealism]

Love you Bradley 💚 always in my heart 🫶🏿

[johnnydrunkagain]

_Rest In Paradise Bradley James and Lou Dogg Nowell._

We all know you're sitting on a cloud somewhere in heaven steumming an acoustic guitar with the rest of the legendary OGs and revolutionaries while their mouths hang open in utter amazement and awe. Hope Bud and Eric are making some kind of a hslf decent living to survive with their heads above water and just in a better headspace in general than all 3 of these guys have had to endure in the past. So much suffering and love and effort was put into having this music exist today that all we can do is be grateful while bowing our heads in respect for all the personal and families' losses that this legacy carries. And onward we shall continue to bump this shit and carry it further. As I grow older and meet more and more older folks in the California and Los Angeles areas, I meet more and more people that have such lovely memories and stories to share of either seeing Sublime at some point at a small backyard show or knowing/chopping it up with Brad personally back in the day and they all honestly seem that much better in some kind of profound way for knowing him/his music. What a legend.

[Humble-ique]

It's hilarious how it shows Eric and Bud as kids yet, their all tatted up haha 😆. This was great though. Thanks to whoever put this together m

[CalebHimself]

Rest In Peace Brad, your music lives on forever 🤘

[SmokeyMcPotProductions]

OMG this is gonna be epic. Arguably the best Sublime record, with, IMO… the band’s best cover art, done by one dope ass artist (yo Opie!) is getting the mini docu / behind the scenes treatment? Definitely looking forward to this one.

[swagkillayolonoscopesgg]

Greatest band of all time with the best vibe as well. Love to everyone in here and forever more. Bradley never died. His energy is very much alive in the music. It makes me happy that so many more other people still come to respect enjoy and love over Sublime.

[valeriavaldez]

Chills up and down my spine. A masterpiece.

[MsShannaK]

Right in the childhood. I would have been so sad to grow up without them. Forever grateful for what they’ve given us :) like hella <3 what a nice story 💝

[amandamears]

Thank you for this as a long-term heroin addict in recovery I really needed to hear something positive about one of the most influential bands of my generation I loved it.