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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.

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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I think that's really the beauty of life, like, we're this collection of moments, this collection of experiences that we've had, or little tics that we've stolen from other people, it's like we're this amalgamation of all of that.
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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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People never cease to amaze us.
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I've always been in bands writing songs with friends in order to play shows or record a future record.
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Sometimes art is just about getting a reaction, that's really the end-all be-all.
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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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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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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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Popsicles should be the new black and then everyone would have one.
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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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About six years ago my family was affected by multiple sclerosis.
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I'm a big proponent of letting songs tell me what they wanna sound like.
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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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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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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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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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Very rarely I create things and feel like I don't want to recreate them in a live setting. It's a completely different world, but at the same time that's where I've always come from. Enjoying that give-and-take from a live audience, there's a large part of me that's looking forward to it, and creating that relationship again.
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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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