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About six years ago my family was affected by multiple sclerosis.

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Frank Iero
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: October 31
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Belleville
New Jersey
Frank Anthony Iero
Jr.
Affected
Six
Family
Years
Sclerosis
Multiple

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Sometimes it's a little overwhelming to take on other people's stories, that's just the kind of person I am, maybe I'm empathetic to a fault, I internalize a lot, so it can be a bit hard sometimes, but I understand that that's what they need, and if I can do it, then I'll do it, but if I can't, then I'll try to take a knee.
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The best music happens when you have a personal connection to it. That same philosophy can extend to the instrument you hold in your hands: if a guitar means something special, you're bound to do great things with it.
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I like taking my time and seeing the things around me and appreciating the now. I started to realize that the things that helped me do that were these things that brought me love, brought me joy. And if we're all just falling towards an eventual end, falling towards the ground, then these things are parachutes.
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My tattoos are like a scrapbook of my life. Sometimes you don't feel comfortable in your own skin, so covering it up with pictures helps
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Every time I felt the pain coming on I'd go downstairs and hammer out an idea. After a few months I started to take a look at what I was making, I had for the first time in my life written a large grip of songs completely alone and without any expectations or plans of what they would be for.
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My first show was when I was a high school freshman, but it was at the junior class dance. My older friend and bandmate booked it.
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No one is born with hate in their heart. Hate is something that has been taught. It is not an innate survival skill that we need It is a form of stupidity that penetrates our minds and will eventually destroy us.
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Love what you do and who you truly are. Be willing to die for it. If you are true to yourself, you can never go wrong
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These are dangerous days we live in and you, the artists, are our last defense.
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People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right.
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Festivals are weird, you never know what to expect so it's a bit more nerve wracking then playing your own show.
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Having kids had a big effect on me, but nothing more than when they started to get older- that really made me realize how fleeting each moment is.
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Where my heart lies is in the real-life, but at the same time part of it lies in this creative realm where I need to go in and put out that fire, scratch that itch, in order to be all rounded.
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If you lose count of how many cookies you ate, the calorie intake ceases to exist. True story.
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