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.

It's a dangerous game to write a song for a person you don't know. It feels disingenuous.

Because of the kind of music that I liked, and the different way that I dressed, it was kind of a perfect storm, creating a situation where I existed on my own throughout my schooling.

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

I don't think we ever sat down in the early days and said "hey lets be a band that wears make up". I think it was just natural for us. We grew up loving stuff like Alice Cooper, Kiss, The Misfits, and the more theatrical stuff. I always loved rock stars. I loved David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and these people that were larger than life and iconic. I think that is what we always wanted to do.

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

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.