We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.
Always be yourself and rebel against what people tell you should be and be whatever you want to.
The pen and the written word hold a great deal of power.
The devotion of the BVB Army, with its very big online presence, is amazing. We've been fortunate from the very beginning. It was something that was really able to spur on our career.
I'm not religious, but I understand the need for faith and hope.
I know what it's like to be an outcast in society. I know what it's like to want to find strength, and more importantly, I know what it's like to find that internal strength and rise out of the pain of being just sort of a weirdo.
The only real inspiration or muse that I have is just the life that I live.
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.
I don't do anything unless I think about it six months in advance.
I don't know what metalcore is. I know what rock n' roll is... It's not rocket science.
Rock stars aren't crapped out of the sky.
We want people to know they shouldn't feel like social pariahs just because they want to dress differently or listen to rock n' roll.
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.
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.
Nobody is convinced that Johnny Depp goes to Walmart dressed as Sweeney Todd, but everyone expects us to.
For us, all we care about is maintaining what we do as a band.
I don't want to paint myself as some villain - I was never a bad guy doing horrible things, but I got too caught up in wanting a very specific thing to happen to the band. Ultimately, I had to find the ability in myself to get over that and stop being so stringent and learn to laugh a little bit more.
If you nominate us for something, we're going to win.
I see the merit in religion, and I see the need for faith and hope and sometimes people who are more snide look at people who are religious, particularly people in rock bands, and they'll say, 'Oh that's dumb, you believe in whatever,' but I think everybody believes in something.
There's no place for Depeche Mode and the Sisters of Mercy in the music I make with my band. If I was a fan, I wouldn't want to hear that on a Black Veil Brides record. It was important for me and for the integrity of the band not to tarnish it.
