I don’t want to sound like other teenagers who say that people are judging them and crap like that. I want to say that I’m the only one judging myself. I’m not vain, nor am I self centered. I absolutely hate change, and I simply don’t feel pretty unless I’m wearing all black, even down to my underwear. I can never leave my house without makeup, even if I sleep over a good friends house,...

I discovered my first love when I turned on the TV and tuned in to Fuse, a music network. I’d never really watched this channel or any other music channel much before, and I was 12 years old going on 13. They were hosting a show with a huge line up of punk rock music videos. I was hooked immediately. It sounds really stupid now, but once I saw this music video for a band I’ve never heard of, I...

Music is my life. I live, eat, sleep and breathe music. It's what keeps me alive, it's the blood pumping through my veins, it's the one thing I can relate to when times are too tough to handle. There is one particular rock group that changed my life completely, and I am fully prepared to explain why. They are called Green Day, the single most inspirationally powerful band that I have ever looked...