As most of you probably know I went to the Collide With The Sky tour, Pierce The Veil's headlining tour on my birthday, the 16th of October. Even though the concert was about a month ago something Vic Fuentes said on that stage still haunts me.
It was between songs and he was talking to the audience, I can't remember what song that had been about to play, but Vic said, "How many of you can truly say that music has saved your life?" I remember that I screamed as almost everybody else in the room did at that moment and I realized more than I ever had before (I had realized this before too) that I was truly telling the honest truth when I signaled to Vic that music had saved my life.
I remember that at the moment Vic had shifted to walk across the stage and at that moment I had gotten a better look at him than I had before. That moment had etched into my mind.
This by far is the most important blog I have typed up. It really started in 8th grade and I owe my thanks to two people that I do not care for, my ex-best friend and someone that was sort of my friend, but she could be a bitch to me. They showed me the more hardcore side over music other than the music I listened to (and at that point in my life I didn't listen to music as much as I used to).
They showed me Black Veil Brides and I admit I have grown in my musical tastes and I haven't really listened to this group in a while. I didn't really care for the music at first, but then I wanted to listen to it more and more (that's how it happens with a lot of the music I like today). The first song I ever heard in this "hardcore scene" for lack of better description was "Knives And Pens."
I listened to other bands in the post-hardcore, metal, and punk-pop spectrum and I owe my like to these bands.
I owe my life to (Some only have one name with significance to me. That sounds selfish, but it's true):
All Time Low-
Alex Gaskarth
Jack Barakat
Rian Dawson
Zack Merrick
Pierce The Veil-
Vic Fuentes
Mike Fuentes
Tony Perry
Jaime Preciado
Sleeping With Sirens-
Kellin Quinn
Justin Hills
Jesse Lawson
Gabe Barham
Jack Fowler
Tonight Alive-
Jenna McDougall
Cam Adler
Whakaio Taahi
Jake Hardy
Matt Best
The Maine-
John O'Callaghan
Kennedy Brock
Pat Kirch
Jared Monaco
Garrett Nicklesen
Mayday Parade-
Derek Sanders
Jeremy Lenzo
Jake Bundrick
Brooks Betts
Alex Garcia
Hey Monday-
Cassadee Pope
Paramore-
Hayley Williams
We Are The In Crowd -
Tay Jardine
LIGHTS
Black Veil Brides-
Andy Biersack
Jinxx
C.C.
Ashley Purdy
Jake Pitts
Asking Alexandria-
Danny Worsnop
Ben Bruce
Sam Bettley
Cameron Liddell
James Cassells
Falling In Reverse -
Ronnie Radke
Jacky Vincent
Ryan Seamen
Derek Jones
Ron Ficarro
Motionless In White -
Chris Cerulli
Josh Balz
Ryan Sitkowski
Ricky Olson
Angelo Parente
Devin Sola
Catching Your Clouds-
Drake Christopher
Avenged Sevenfold-
Brian Haner (Synyster Gates)
Matt Sanders (M. Shadows)
Zack Baker (Zacky Vengeance)
Jimmy Sullivan (The Rev)
Johnny Christ
Suicide Silence -
Mitch Lucker (R.I.P. You will be forever with us, Mitch.)
I could go on, but I have already put so much and I'm laying myself basically out there on the line. I honestly have no earthly idea what I would be or how I would survive without the meaning, beautiful music I listen to and if you disagree say one of my heroes isn't a hero at all I would tell you that you are wrong. All of these bands and a few other have saved me and lifted me from my darkest depths when I needed it the most. Thank you to all the wonderful bands I have loved and will carry in my heart forever. <3
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