1. “Never give in, never back down.”
2. “Always be yourself, unless you can be Batman, always be Batman.”
3. “Be who you want to be and not care about what others think.”
4. “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.”
5. “Life is all about being true to yourself and what you believe in.”
6. “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.”
7. “You don’t fall in love with a gender, you fall in love with a person.”
8. “Every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you’ll never get back.”
9. “Let love be your perfect weapon.”
10. “Without someone telling you what you are doing is wrong, you can’t say what you are doing is right.”
11. “I’m writing songs with the hope someone can get behind my feeling.”
12. “I would advocate that you show me your smiling face, and how happy you can make your life.”
13. “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.”
14. “Take joy in who you are, we know our wings are flawed.”
15. “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.”
16. “Reverse petting zoo. You pet the animals, and they pet you back.”
17. “Black Veil Brides will stand strong for you we will take on the world’s hatred so that you don’t have to listen to your music way to loud and be as crazy and as “different” as you want to be and always remember you’re not alone.”
18. “You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to any of your heroes. Become what you wish to be.”
19. “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.”
20. “Photograph each day so we can live forever.”
21. “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.”
22. “I make more time to have fun in the life I’m living before I’m worm food.”
23. “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.”
24. “It would be weird for me to be raging against all of the bullies in my life because it would be disingenuous. I’ve gotten through all of that and I’m living a wonderful life, but that doesn’t mean that people aren’t mean to me.”
25. “Never ran away for the sake of scars.”
26. “Finally, please remember this. If you EVER need something that you can stand behind, something to help you to take on and deflect all of the hatred of this often cruel world, you will ALWAYS have Black Veil Brides.”
27. “And death climbs up the steps one by one.”
28. “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.”
29. “It’s a dangerous game to write a song for a person you don’t know. It feels disingenuous.”
30. “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.”
31. “Love is a power greater than death, just like the songs and stories told.”
32. “Like birds whose wings are broken, you live without direction!”
33. “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.”
34. “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.”
35. “I tend to have a very analytical mind, I’m constantly thinking about how things can be better or different.”
36. “I rather be divisive than boring. The last thing I want to be is a bowl of sugar free vanilla pudding, it’s not something you necessarily hate but it’s not something you ask for. I’d rather be something people passionately care about one way or another than be kind of in the middle.”
37. “Pages of revelation lie open in your empty eyes of blue.”
38. “Me personally, I side more with punk rock bands. I grew up with The Misfits, The Dead Boys, The Damned, Dropkick Murphys, and early AFI. That was the stuff that really got me into music. Song writing wise, bands like Alkaline Trio were very important to me for beginning to write songs.”
39. “Find something that is a happy, healthy alternative to hurting yourself, as opposed to taking a razor blade to yourself because at the end of the day, you’re only hurting the most important person in the world and that’s you. And you don’t want to hurt that person.”
40. “Something pure to burn away the darkness that hides inside my mind.”
41. “Aside from comic book heroes, the only real life heroes I had were musicians.”
42. “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.”
43. “You are at home when you’re at a Black Veil Brides concert.”
44. “When I was growing up in school, I wasn’t the archetype of the classic American nerd; I was just different.”
45. “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.”
46. “Bathe in your riches and friends, I’ll stay here with my songbooks and pens.”
47. “I need to have something to source my energy to and something to remove me from my own weird brain.”
48. “I feel that there is a culture being built that is a celebration of agony. There is also a celebration of being an outcast, to the degree that you are segregating yourself in a negative way from people who may want to be your friend.”
49. “Where you are right now blast some music and forget.”
50. “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.”
51. “Rock and roll is about having a good time.”
53. “Three things it would be extremely difficult to play a show without: makeup, my vocal cords and pants.”
54. “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.”
Andy Biersack Quotes
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“Reverse petting zoo. You pet the animals, and they pet you back.”
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“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.”
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“Be who you want to be and not care about what others think.”
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“I guess I just sorta figured out early on that most of what people feared was based on things they had heard or read, rather than what they had seen or touched. That being said I do fear that dark in the sort of spooky illustrative sense, that whole idea of “not knowing” whats there. I had really bad problems with the spooks when I was young, but not for fear of aliens.”
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“We”d like to be welcomed with open arms and open legs”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“The people that tell you what you enjoy is wrong, or come in your life and tell you what you’re wearing is wrong are miserable because they focus on the things that they don’t like.”
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“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.”
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“Life isn’t about how popular you are What girl or boy you are dating or who you know. Life is about always being true to who you are or what you believe in. Never let anyone convince you that their way is better than your way. In the end all we have is our hearts.. and our minds. This is the reason we sing.. this is the reason we cry this is why we live.”
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“We will be whatever they need us to be. Call us emo’s, liars, and cheaters…tell people how awful we are and how little talent we have…do whatever it takes to make themselves feel better because at the end of the day, we are strong, we can take it. We don’t need their approval to justify our lives. Each and every one of us has a fire that burns inside us and they can try like hell to put out that flame but as long as in our minds we know who we are meant to be, they don’t stand a chance.”
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“I need to have something to source my energy to and something to remove me from my own weird brain.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Life is all about being true to yourself and what you believe in”
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“I encourage all of you to find strength within yourself, no matter what. Be proud of who you are and never let anyone or anything take that away from you. Inner Strength is something that we are all born with. However, I’ve learned that it requires patience and perseverance to fully achieve it. I promise you, though, that as long as you know in your heart who you are and what you want from this world, nothing is gonna stop you.”
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“Love is a power greater than death, just like the songs and stories told.”
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“I noticed the different kids were always put down by other people and it would cause them to become almost violent with themselves. It’s not really necessary; there’s a way to find strength in yourself, and for me it was writing. That was sort of my release and my escape, so the term ‘Knives and Pens’ to me was like a choice. You can either create, or become violent, and maybe go down a dark road.”
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“Never ran away for the sake of scars.”
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“Every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you’ll never get back.”
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“Photograph each day so we can live forever”
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“Finally, please remember this. If you EVER need something that you can stand behind, something to help you to take on and deflect all of the hatred of this often cruel world, you will ALWAYS have Black Veil Brides.”
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“Be who you want to be and not care about what others think.” -Andy Sixx Rock n roll isn’t meant to be taken so seriously, I think sometimes people forget it’s meant to be fun. A rock show is meant to be a time for people to have fun and let go of the drudgeries of life….”
— Andy Biersack
