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I feel like you have to make art because you have to make it. But the end result of it- that last stage- you have to show it to somebody else to hopefully get a rise or reaction out of them- [to see] if it’ll affect someone else.

Frank Iero

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Frank Iero
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: October 31
Guitarist
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Belleville
New Jersey
Frank Anthony Iero
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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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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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I'm a big proponent of letting songs tell me what they wanna sound like.
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Popsicles should be the new black and then everyone would have one.
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Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it's going to stifle you it's not conducive to the writing or recording process.
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Sometimes art is just about getting a reaction, that's really the end-all be-all.
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People never cease to amaze us.
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I also remember the second band I was in ever. We were called Hybrid. We got a show at this local street fair, and we were playing on the back of a flatbed truck. There was an ad in the paper, and it said that 'Hybird' is playing. I was so mad.
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You can only hold on to something for so long and enjoy it just by yourself, what's the point? It's very selfish. For better or for worse, I feel like the point of all of this is to make someone feel something.
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These are dangerous days we live in and you, the artists, are our last defense.
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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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Every time somebody ever told you that you weren't gonna amount to anything, you know, that's your time to shine, you know? You can show everybody and prove to yourself what you're doing is real and that it counts and that it makes a difference.
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It's always awkward to pretend to play. I feel like Ashlee Simpson. Oooh, zing.
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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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My biggest addictions have been chocolate cake, mashed potatoes, and butter sandwiches.
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I made songs really for myself - I didn't ever expect to put it out there and make this a record for mass consumption, this was really just a way for me to get out of my own situation and reclaim that part of myself - so when making the songs, I wanted a testament to what I'd gone through, I wanted a snapshot of those moments.
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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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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 messenger is not as important as the message.
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