70+ Andy Biersack Quotes About Self Harm, Cutting And Bullying

If you want to dress up like a giraffe, and go to school like that, and that makes you happy then do it!.

That’s what makes me insufferable to be around, is that most of my life I have assumed that everyone wants to see me perform and do things all the time.

You know what? i’m an artist. I’m an artist and i’m gonna make art, arty art art!.

Being called weird is like being called limited edition, meaning you’re something people don’t see that often.

Life is always about being true to who you are or what you believe in.

Rock stars aren’t crapped out of the sky.

We know that listening to Black Veil Brides, wearing Black Veil Bride shirts, or being in Black Veil Brides isn’t always the most popular thing in the world.

How do we make a record that’s true to the vibe of the band but still maintain the pace of moving forward and doing something fresh?

I’m writing songs with the hope someone can get behind my feeling.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end you end up polished and they end up useless.

Aside from comic book heroes, the only real life heroes I had were musicians.

Reverse petting zoo. You pet the animals, and they pet you back.

Find something that is a happy, healthy alternative to hurting yourself, as opposed to taking a razor blade to yourself because at the end of the day, you’re only hurting the most important person in the world and that’s you. And you don’t want to hurt that person.

You can’t save the world…save YOUR heart. Be a catalyst & create a life where you are powerful. Rebel. Be happy & allow others happiness.

I can shake weight from any angle.

To be honest, I’ve always been really interested in the role of the host, whether it’s our kind of Billy Crystal-style traditional awards show host or when you have someone like Louis C.K. or a more edgy stand-up comedian do their take on a hosting role.

Where you are right now blast some music and forget.

Be who you want to be and not care about what others think.

We”d like to be welcomed with open arms and open legs

Love is a power greater than death, just like the songs and stories told.

You don’t fall in love with a gender, you fall in love with a person.

Pages of revelation lie open in your empty eyes of blue

Please remember, that even in your darkest moments, you still have the choice to focus your energy on the positive and create a better life.

Finally, please remember this. If you EVER need something that you can stand behind, something to help you to take on and deflect all of the hatred of this often cruel world, you will ALWAYS have Black Veil Brides.

Me personally, I side more with punk rock bands. I grew up with The Misfits, The Dead Boys, The Damned, Dropkick Murphys, and early AFI. That was the stuff that really got me into music. Song writing wise, bands like Alkaline Trio were very important to me for beginning to write songs.

Always be yourself, unless you can be Batman, always be Batman.

Like birds whose wings are broken, you live without direction!

As we grow up we learn that even the person that wasnt supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it gets harder every time. You’ll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You’ll fight with your best friend. You’ll blame a new love for things an old one did. You’ll cry because time is passing too fast, and youll eventually lose someone you love, so take many pictures, laugh too much and love like you’ve never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is one minute of happiness you’ll never get back.

You try so hard to make something that’s fun and exciting, then all anyone wants to talk about is how no-one likes you. It gets very grinding. I had to let the chip I have on my shoulder about that go.

There is nothing more, I guess, cannibalistic than the metal or the hard rock scene, it seems.

I am a clinical zombie.

Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone….

I was homeless for almost a year and a half, just living in my car or bouncing around peoples’ houses, going to 7-Eleven at the end of the day and asking them for the taquitos that they were going to throw out because I hadn’t eaten in two days.

Live your life, listen to your music way to loud, be crazy and as different as you want to be and always remember your not alone

Let love be your perfect weapon.

We’re not trying to shock people with our image.

I had a goal, I had a dream… and at the end of the day no matter what people say to you as long as YOU know who you are as a person NOTHING else in the world
matters.

Live your life. Listen to your music way too loud, be as crazy and as “different” as you want to be and always remember you’re nor alone.

The older I got, I started to realize more it’s not necessarily that any of us are inherently bad or good; you just kind of carve your own way, and you are your experiences and your surroundings and what you grow up in.

It’s not easy to be the weird kid or the rebel.

I know what it’s like to be an outcast in society. I know what it’s like to want to find strength, and more importantly, I know what it’s like to find that internal strength and rise out of the pain of being just sort of a weirdo.

The people that tell you what you enjoy is wrong, or come in your life and tell you what you’re wearing is wrong are miserable because they focus on the things that they don’t like.

The story of my life publicly has been told through ‘Alternative Press.’ Former employees, people who have worked there – my friend Ryan Downey, who wrote for ‘AP’ for a long time – I’ve been able to have really great articles written about me and talk openly about things in my life.

Every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you’ll never get back.

I know that isn’t always easy and that there is self-harm in the world. Sometimes it’s hard for people to rise above things.

The pen and the written word hold a great deal of power.

Create your own realitybecome your own rockstar, find your passion.. .and we
will be here every step of the way with you

The Misfits skull was my second tattoo, and the Danzig was my third.

I tend to have a very analytical mind, I’m constantly thinking about how things can be better or different.

I feel that there is a culture being built that is a celebration of agony. There is also a celebration of being an outcast, to the degree that you are segregating yourself in a negative way from people who may want to be your friend.

And death climbs up the steps one by one.

Take joy in who you are, we know our wings are flawed.

Creating art or something beautiful makes you a more fulfilled person than they can ever be because they’re caught up in what they hate rather than what they love.

There’s absolutely no one in the world that can tell you can’t do something. You’re the only person that can set that limitation.

Our music is never going to stop someone from bullying someone else. But you should be your own person.

Rock and roll is about having a good time, so no matter
where you are right now blast some music and forget
about lifes problems.

Each and every one of us has a fire that burns inside us. They can try like
hell to put it out, but as long as we know in our minds who we are meant to be,
they will never stand a chance.

I rather be divisive than boring. The last thing I want to be is a bowl of sugar free vanilla pudding, it’s not something you necessarily hate but it’s not something you ask for. I’d rather be something people passionately care about one way or another than be kind of in the middle.

When I was a kid, it was so important to listen only to bands nobody had ever heard of. I missed out on so much interesting music because of my need to listen to a psychobilly band that only two people knew about… Because I thought I was cool.

We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.

Never give in, never back down.

Life isn’t about how popular you are. What girl or boy you are dating or who you know. Life is about always being true to who you are or what you believe in. Never let anyone convince you that their way is better than your way. In the end all we have is our hearts.. and our minds. This is the reason we sing.. this is the reason we cry… this is why we live.

I see so many bands, that are trying really hard to write for a person that they’ve never met. I get the idea behind it and the idea of helping people, but I feel you help people more by exposing yourself.

I had a certain kind of disassociation from the other kids because I had more interest in sociology, ideas and trying to communicate those ideas to the kids around me.

Life is all about being true to yourself and what you believe in

Be who you want to be and not care about what others think.” -Andy Sixx
Rock n roll isn’t meant to be taken so seriously, I think sometimes people forget it’s meant to be fun. A rock show is meant to be a time for people to have fun and let go of the drudgeries of life.

We will be whatever they need us to be. Call us emo’s, liars, and cheaters…tell people how awful we are and how little talent we have…do whatever it takes to make themselves feel better because at the end of the day, we are strong, we can take it. We don’t need their approval to justify our lives. Each and every one of us has a fire that burns inside us and they can try like hell to put out that flame but as long as in our minds we know who we are meant to be, they don’t stand a chance.

Without someone telling you what you are doing is wrong, you can’t say what you are doing is right.

I’m real pleased and humbled by the support that the fans show.

I need to have something to source my energy to and something to remove me from my own weird brain.

You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to any of your heroes. Become what you wish to be.

Photograph each day so we can live forever

Always be yourself and rebel against what people tell you should be and be whatever you want to.

We are a band that stylistically crosses a lot of barriers and generational gaps. The heavier portion of the band, the modern music elements, the visual part of the band appeal to a younger audience. For an older audience, we have chops and great songs that are reminiscent of the things that were great about rock and roll when they enjoyed it. We’re the kind of band that can cross those lines.

The devotion of the BVB Army, with its very big online presence, is amazing. We’ve been fortunate from the very beginning. It was something that was really able to spur on our career.

Nobody is convinced that Johnny Depp goes to Walmart dressed as Sweeney Todd, but everyone expects us to.

I encourage all of you to find strength within yourself, no matter what. Be proud of who you are and never let anyone or anything take that away from you. Inner Strength is something that we are all born with. However, I’ve learned that it requires patience and perseverance to fully achieve it. I promise you, though, that as long as you know in your heart who you are and what you want from this world, nothing is gonna stop you.

Whether I’m trying to or not, I have this inherent feeling that music is uplifting; it makes you feel victorious, and that makes you feel like you can take on the world.

Something pure to burn away the darkness that hides inside my mind

And the people who say things to you about the way you look and the way you dress, they have nothing more to their lives. That’s all they do, and you have something more in you.

Black Veil Brides will stand strong for you we will take on the world’s hatred so that you don’t have to listen to your music way to loud and be as crazy and as “different” as you want to be and always remember you’re not alone.

My job as the host of a rock awards show is not to be as divisive as possible, but certainly you want to be able to interject your jokes and how you feel about stuff.

I think Heaven and afterlife is for the living; it’s for the people that continue on and remember that person, and if you’ve done something that is substantial in your life then you can leave a legacy and do something positive.

As you get older, you realize you’re not that cool. You also realize the people you called posers are just people like you.