A biography for Blackbearhasn’t been written yet.
“I was diagnosed with necrotizing chronic pancreatitis, and it definitely put a pause on live performances for a while.”
“The reason I make music is to make people feel something, anything.”
“I don't do all the things I say I do in my songs, but nobody does.”
“I wanted a guitar when I was 4 or 5, and I learned how to play guitar by the time I was 6. Just self-taught.”
“The world is changing. I'm trying to adjust to it, just like everyone else.”
“I was the only real punk rock kid in my school, with, like, the plaid pants and the Rancid t-shirt.”
“I was such a huge Ne-Yo fan.”
“People beat around the bush so much, and I try to be really blunt in my music.”
“My band got signed in high school when I was 16, and we all dropped out of high school and went on tour. Then I quit the band because I was the manager, and I was doing everything, so I went solo.”
“I've done arenas, and sometimes it feels like you're the only one in the room.”
“I have several guns. I have several dirt bikes and ATVs, good old country-boy things.”
“There was a time where I was really confused about who I was and what I was doing, and I was just kind of depressed.”
“I like to be the captain of my ship and be involved with everything from stage production, merch, art, and rollouts.”
“It's important to reinvent yourself often, because if you don't, someone else will and squash you like a bug.”
“When your best friend dies, and you're crying on the balcony, and TMZ is taking pictures of somebody comforting you saying, 'Ooooo, scandalous' - that's the worst part of fame.”
“I wanna live long. As long as I can.”
“I love to work with producers who are very good with their chord progressions.”
“I'm an honest person. I've nothing to hide.”
“I ordered a decaf coffee the other night, and I was like, 'Holy crap, I'm an adult.'”
“I was poor my whole life.”