You are at home when you're at a Black Veil Brides concert.
Rock and roll is about having a good time.
Bathe in your riches and friends, I'll stay here with my songbooks and pens
Three things it would be extremely difficult to play a show without: makeup, my vocal cords and pants.
I was 16 when we made the first song. We've been touring for half a decade together and we've had quite a bit of time spent learning our craft. You improve as a song writer and as a musician over time.
You try so hard to make something that's fun and exciting, then all anyone wants to talk about is how no-one likes you. It gets very grinding. I had to let the chip I have on my shoulder about that go.
I don't believe in ghosts, or fairies, or crystals, or unicorns, or a man that can walk on water, or any of that non sense, I personally rely on logic, and have for the better part of my life.
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.
Every day, people say crappy things about my band or whatever, but I live a positive existence. I got through everything by virtue of having the same passion that I've had through the years.
Believe none of what you hear...and even less of what you see...this is what we`ll be.
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.
Never ran away for the sake of scars.
Life is all about being true to yourself and what you believe in
I didn't really get the chance to talk to girls. I was a straight boy with hormones kicking in, and I wanted to talk to girls, but they weren't interested in talking back to me, so there was a real sense of loneliness.
It's a dangerous game to write a song for a person you don't know. It feels disingenuous.
Something pure to burn away the darkness that hides inside my mind
Because of the kind of music that I liked, and the different way that I dressed, it was kind of a perfect storm, creating a situation where I existed on my own throughout my schooling.
I need to have something to source my energy to and something to remove me from my own weird brain.
Never give in, never back down.
I see so many bands, that are trying really hard to write for a person that they've never met. I get the idea behind it and the idea of helping people, but I feel you help people more by exposing yourself.
Love is a power greater than death, just like the songs and stories told.
I make more time to have fun in the life I'm living before I'm worm food.
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.
And death climbs up the steps one by one.
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 tend to have a very analytical mind, I'm constantly thinking about how things can be better or different.
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.
Like birds whose wings are broken, you live without direction!
Aside from comic book heroes, the only real life heroes I had were musicians.
We''d like to be welcomed with open arms and open legs
