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A Shining Light
A Shining Light

he first song Sleeping With Sirens friendship has exponentially gotten better, as an amazing thing because he is an incredible
Taired live from their new album was well as our communication. But we were all in, leader, and it just feels good to have him pres-
‘Leave It All Behind’ at All Points East Music I don’t want to say negative places a few years ent. He now lives life like ‘all I have control of
Festival in the UK at the end of May 2019. It back, but we weren’t in the greatest place and is right now, and I’m going to take that as a
was released as the first single from ‘How It that goes for everyone in the band. We were positive and make it the best I possibly can,’
Feels To Be Lost’, three weeks later. In the sin- all struggling with things internally, whether it and it’s made him an immensely stronger,
gle, Kellin sings, ‘When you look at my life, tell be at home or on the road, mentally, emotion- more loving person just in general, so… I love
me what do you see’. We ask Nick what he ally and physically, and to see all of us come the current day Kellin. I still love the old Kellin,
sees when he looks at Kellin’s life from a broth- out of that alive, and coming out of it stronger, but I really appreciate the new Kellin.”
erly, bandmate kind of view, now, compared to has, I think, just made our bond that much bet- Being in a band often sees musicians take
a couple of years ago. ter, and I know that’s just a cliché thing to say, things to excess. This may come in the form of
“It is vastly different,” says Nick. “And I but it’s honestly so true. The growth on Kellin’s alcohol, drugs or even women. Kellin was
think that that goes for everybody in the band, end; he kind of took a backseat for a bit and he drinking a lot over the last year of touring, as
but I think that, for him personally, from a best self-admitted to that. He kind of took a back- were other members. Though Nick had an
friend standpoint, he’s just grown so much in seat to the band, and what’s been great is, he’s awakening while on tour in Australia. He tells
every single way possible, and I think that our jumped back in to being the leader again. It’s us, “It’d be over… just a year and a half ago,
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