[3] Since the breakup of Black Flag, Ginn has recorded solo albums, and performed with such bands as October Faction, Gone, Confront James, Mojack, and others.

Black Flag's sound mixed the raw simplicity of the Ramones with atonal guitar solos and frequent tempo shifts.

The lyrics were written mostly by Ginn, and like other punk rock bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Black Flag voiced an anti-authoritarian and non-conformist message, in songs punctuated with descriptions of social isolation, neurosis, poverty, and paranoia.

"Dale Nixon" is a pseudonym and multiple-use name originally used by Ginn to obfuscate the fact that he played bass on the later Black Flag albums, My War and What The...

[citation needed] Many artists have cited Ginn as an influence or have expressed their admiration for him, including Buzz Osborne of Melvins,[8] Omar Rodríguez-López of The Mars Volta,[9] John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers,[10] William DuVall of Alice in Chains,[11] Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan,[12] Kurt Ballou of Converge,[13] Justin Sane of Anti-Flag,[citation needed] RM Hubbert,[14] Bill Kelliher of Mastodon,[15] Zach Blair of Rise Against,[16] Weasel Walter,[17] Andrew Williams of Every Time I Die,[18] Laurent Barnard of Gallows,[19] and Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos.

"[21] Former Black Flag member Ron Reyes subsequently testified in court in support of Marina Ginn's accusations.