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I made songs really for myself - I didn't ever expect to put it out there.

Frank Iero

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Frank Iero
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: October 31
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Belleville
New Jersey
Frank Anthony Iero
Jr.
Made
Really
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Songs
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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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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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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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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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Popsicles should be the new black and then everyone would have one.
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The messenger is not as important as the message.
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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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I've always been in bands writing songs with friends in order to play shows or record a future record.
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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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If you lose count of how many cookies you ate, the calorie intake ceases to exist. True story.
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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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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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About six years ago my family was affected by multiple sclerosis.
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My biggest addictions have been chocolate cake, mashed potatoes, and butter sandwiches.
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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 could be anything, give a homeless guy a sandwich, help an old lady across the street like anything to make this world a better place. If everybody just did one good thing for another person like a selfless good deed just think about how much a better place this would be.
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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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Emo always meant emotional. Any kind of art or music should be emotional. If its not, than it's pretty much just a jingle selling bleach or pizza.
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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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