Andy Biersack

“The image of the band has always been something that's evolved or changed with every record cycle that we've done. I think, in a lot of respects, that's because we were so interested in having a visual representation for the music that we were making.”

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

“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.”

“Being able to be one of the headline bands on Warped Tour was a dream I had since I was in middle school.”

“I left high school very early. I was 17. So I guess it wasn't that early, but I did not get a high school education.”

“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.”

“Every Christmas, all I ever wanted was Playskool instruments. It was my entire life. And then by the time I was 6 or 7 years old, it became, 'Now I'm going to force my entire family to watch me perform all these rock songs.'”

“I think, on any given day, somebody could help out a homeless person and cuss out somebody that cut them off in traffic, and I think that everybody has that inside them: it's just how you live that balance - so I think everybody is 'Wretched and Divine.'”

“I'm real pleased and humbled by the support that the fans show.”

“For us, all we care about is maintaining what we do as a band.”

“I've always been a big fan of utopian, future, new-world stories - 'V For Vendetta,' comic books, graphic novels.”

“I am a clinical zombie.”

“I have no goal to have artistic credibility.”

“As we grow up we learn that even the person that wasn't 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 you'll 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.”

“Even if you don't like what I do, and you don't like my band, you might have a fan that likes both of us, and why would you wanna alienate them?”

“There's no place for Depeche Mode and the Sisters of Mercy in the music I make with my band. If I was a fan, I wouldn't want to hear that on a Black Veil Brides record. It was important for me and for the integrity of the band not to tarnish 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.”

“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.”

“More than anything, I write about what I know. The experiences that I've had in my life and that we've all had collectively, that's what we draw from.”