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Always be yourself and rebel against what people tell you should be and be whatever you want to.
For us, we are interested in doing what's cool for us and what's cool for the audience. That's it.
Without someone telling you what you are doing is wrong, you can't say what you are doing is right.
I need to have something to source my energy to and something to remove me from my own weird brain.
There was never a time when I wasn't making guitars out of cardboard or dressing up like the Misfits.
Three things it would be extremely difficult to play a show without: makeup, my vocal cords and pants.
Our music is never going to stop someone from bullying someone else. But you should be your own person.
Nobody is convinced that Johnny Depp goes to Walmart dressed as Sweeney Todd, but everyone expects us to.
Being able to be one of the headline bands on Warped Tour was a dream I had since I was in middle school.
I tend to have a very analytical mind, I'm constantly thinking about how things can be better or different.
When I was growing up in school, I wasn't the archetype of the classic American nerd; I was just different.
It`s so simple just like that, 'cause it`s a shame that where you`re at isn`t always where you really wanna be.
Being a singer, I can easily break facial extremities, but breaking my nose in Luxembourg was extremely painful.
I've always been a big fan of utopian, future, new-world stories - 'V For Vendetta,' comic books, graphic novels.
You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to any of your heroes. Become what you wish to be.
We've won both the best and worst band in so many major magazines - we just get written off so much, but we don't care.
Create your own realitybecome your own rockstar, find your passion.. .and we will be here every step of the way with you
I know that isn't always easy and that there is self-harm in the world. Sometimes it's hard for people to rise above things.
I will say one thing: Mick Mars is one of the greatest songwriters I've ever met in my life and had the pleasure to work with.
My biggest love has always been the music Black Veil Brides make, but that doesn't mean I don't listen to or enjoy other things.
Live your life, listen to your music way to loud, be crazy and as different as you want to be and always remember your not alone
There's absolutely no one in the world that can tell you can't do something. You're the only person that can set that limitation.
Rock and roll is about having a good time, so no matter where you are right now blast some music and forget about lifes problems.
I came from a town of about 2,000 people with one stop light, and I was told that nothing I ever wanted to do, I would succeed in.
We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.
How do we make a record that's true to the vibe of the band but still maintain the pace of moving forward and doing something fresh?
I never advocate that you should be lonely, or come to my shows and bring me your razor blade to show me that you don't cut anymore.
Coming out of 'Wretched and Divine,' I was still wanting to explore the more theatrical elements of songwriting. That led to Andy Black.
You can't save the world...save YOUR heart. Be a catalyst & create a life where you are powerful. Rebel. Be happy & allow others happiness.
I don't want to get away with murder! I'd have to live with that for the rest of my life. I would never want to live with killing somebody.
Please remember, that even in your darkest moments, you still have the choice to focus your energy on the positive and create a better life.
I wouldn't want to make the same record over and over again or look the same or be the same. I think that's just human life in general, though.
Even if you don't like what I do, and you don't like my band, you might have a fan that likes both of us, and why would you wanna alienate them?
We're not here to make the ignorant people happy. We're here to write our music for those people that are interested in good rock n' roll music.
A band like Avenged Sevenfold I've praised quite a bit publicly, because it's a band that has moved into that arena-size thing for a hard rock band.
More than anything, I write about what I know. The experiences that I've had in my life and that we've all had collectively, that's what we draw from.
That's what makes me insufferable to be around, is that most of my life I have assumed that everyone wants to see me perform and do things all the time.
We know that listening to Black Veil Brides, wearing Black Veil Bride shirts, or being in Black Veil Brides isn't always the most popular thing in the world.
Creating art or something beautiful makes you a more fulfilled person than they can ever be because they're caught up in what they hate rather than what they love.
I was a little chubby kid that no girls ever talked to. I had little chance of becoming an internationally known rock star. Music was my escape and my belief system.
My job as the host of a rock awards show is not to be as divisive as possible, but certainly you want to be able to interject your jokes and how you feel about stuff.
I had a certain kind of disassociation from the other kids because I had more interest in sociology, ideas and trying to communicate those ideas to the kids around me.
I had a goal, I had a dream... and at the end of the day no matter what people say to you as long as YOU know who you are as a person NOTHING else in the world matters.
Whether I'm trying to or not, I have this inherent feeling that music is uplifting; it makes you feel victorious, and that makes you feel like you can take on the world.
We made 'Wretched and Divine,' and as much as I love it, it's a pretty sparkly record - it's a record that could be done as a play because it's very theatrical with no grit.
And the people who say things to you about the way you look and the way you dress, they have nothing more to their lives. That's all they do, and you have something more in you.
It seems like a gross waste of time to continue our career predicated on the idea that we're going to divide opinion. What's more important is just doing something that you love.
I knew that my love for the Sisters of Mercy, Lords of the New Church and that kind of stuff, was never going to lend itself well to a direct interpretation in Black Veil Brides.
One of the things that always disappointed me as a kid, growing up, was when you could tell the singer had a fancy for something different and turned the band into something else.
If they can look past the fact that I happen to wear mascara on stage - which, by the way, is a ridiculous thing that people have a stigma about - then we promise a good rock show.