アンディー・ビアーザックのインスタグラム(andyblack) - 6月27日 16時37分

When I first started touring nationally in Black Veil Brides I was 18 years old, I had dropped out of high school & wanted to chase my dreams but the truth is that at that age I really had no idea who I was as a person, I knew what I wanted to be, or at least the image I wanted to project, but honestly I found myself in a new world and reality without the experience or wherewithal to know to navigate the challenges of life on the road. My way of handling it more often than not was to try to replicate behavior that I had read about from my rock and roll heroes and attempt to fit in with the older people around me in the industry. As we approach the anniversary of our first record and the release of Restitch these wounds next month I find myself thinking back to that time, the early days in the band when I would tell people I was 19 (when I was 18) because I thought it would make them take me more seriously or pretend I listened to bands that I had never heard because I didn’t want to be treated like I wasn’t one of the cool rock guys. I think about how I was often rude to people or inconsiderate because I thought it made me seem more interesting or bad ass. The truth is that it takes time to find your way, to be the person you had dreamt of becoming. I didn’t dream of being a 20 year old who drank all day everyday and acted like a dick head on stage but that’s where I found myself and as things for the band grew and the influences around me got stronger, I moved farther away from who I really was and became a character. I say all of this to say thank you. Thank you for 10 years of opportunities. Thank you for allowing me to grow and find myself and become a better person. Thanks for growing up with me, for singing with me and for inspiring me. Because of you I get the chance to do this all over again, this time when I go onstage and perform these songs a decade later I’m not doing it wearing a “rock star” mask, I am doing it as a sober, married, comic book/sports nerd adult and while that may not be the way all my rock heroes were, it turns out it’s the me I was supposed to be become and that to me is the real rock and roll dream come true.

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