A biography for Andy Biersackhasn’t been written yet.
“I have a super supportive family.”
“My whole life, I've loved '80s synth and goth rock like The Sisters of Mercy and Depeche Mode.”
“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.”
“I just don't really think about death.”
“One of the things that always disappointed me as a kid, growing up, was when you could tell the singer had a fancy for something different and turned the band into something else.”
“I don't know what metalcore is. I know what rock n' roll is... It's not rocket science.”
“It's not easy to be the weird kid or the rebel.”
“I was this little kid writing songs. I look back at having that dream, and it's weird. Being able to do it and live out your dream on any scale is amazing. I don't take any of it for granted at all.”
“I like both antireligious and traditional Catholic imagery.”
“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.”
“I wouldn't want to make the same record over and over again or look the same or be the same. I think that's just human life in general, though.”
“I don't do anything unless I think about it six months in advance.”
“Nobody is convinced that Johnny Depp goes to Walmart dressed as Sweeney Todd, but everyone expects us to.”
“As far as being onstage, commanding presence, I've always looked up to people like Axl Rose and Freddie Mercury and Paul Stanley - the rock gods. I've always wanted to be able to achieve that level of commanding nature onstage and really leading people at a show.”
“We're not here to make the ignorant people happy. We're here to write our music for those people that are interested in good rock n' roll music.”
“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 don't want to paint myself as some villain - I was never a bad guy doing horrible things, but I got too caught up in wanting a very specific thing to happen to the band. Ultimately, I had to find the ability in myself to get over that and stop being so stringent and learn to laugh a little bit more.”
“If you nominate us for something, we're going to win.”
“There is nothing more, I guess, cannibalistic than the metal or the hard rock scene, it seems.”
“I knew that my love for the Sisters of Mercy, Lords of the New Church and that kind of stuff, was never going to lend itself well to a direct interpretation in Black Veil Brides.”