Suicidal for Life was considered controversial among fans and critics, partly due to the album containing four consecutive songs with the word “fuck” in the title. By 1994, Suicidal Tendencies had become increasingly weary of their newfound fame following the massive success of Lights…Camera…Revolution! and The Art of Rebellion; as a result, with Suicidal for Life, the band decided to tone down the accessible aspects of their sound in favor of a more aggressive style than its predecessor. Frontman Mike Muir recalled to Loudwire of this era, saying: “We’re not for everybody, we never were supposed to be, we’re not supposed to be a big band. We got bigger than we should have been, but, fortunately not big as other bands are – we’d probably be very unhappy. But I think what we do has meant a lot to other people and to be able to have an opportunity to go out there and people discover you, and still discover you, and appreciate what you’re doing. You can tell that – I believe we’re doing it for the right reasons.”