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ing in a bus, so that was definitely very different drugs, no alcohol, no smoking. I like to keep it life. You don’t want to be doing things strictly be-
to what we were used to.” very clean.” cause somebody told you to do them, so I de-
He hopes that the band will come back “I kinda made the transition to really commit cided to get rid of any of those pressures and for
again soon. “I know that’s one of our goals for to straight edge culture and lifestyle about eight me that was claiming straight edge, belonging
this year, to come back over there. Hopefully years ago and then I made the same commit- to the movement and getting rid of any meat
sooner rather than later.” ment with a vegetarian lifestyle around the same consumption in my life. They all came at the
time. I feel like it was kind of a turning point for same time.”
espite having a song called ‘Crazy’, and me when I figured these things out. I always felt With an intelligent head on his shoulders, he
Ddoing somewhat crazy things in music like I didn’t like those things. Any time that I had spends his time working hard on the band. He
videos, Farewell, My Love themselves don’t maybe tried alcohol before, I didn’t like it, it com- confirms that he works on the band every single
have very crazy lifestyles. Chad is straight edge. pletely stemmed from peer pressure, which is day. “Literally the only time I’m not working on
He says, “I live the straight edge lifestyle. No never the way you want to have anything in your band stuff is when I’m sleeping. That really is as

big of a break as I have,” he says. “Espe- to impact people on even a small level. I al- they feel that they want it to become,
cially being a band that’s still working our ways have the distinct memory when I was whether it’s them chasing their dreams or
way up the chain, I can’t justify sitting younger, my dad bought me AFI’s album making them feel better on a day when
around and waiting for things to come my ‘Sing The Sorrow’ and I remember opening they’re not feeling so good. That’s my
way. I’m very much a go-getter and I feel that booklet and reading through it and just biggest goal for this band, just to impact
like that attitude will ultimately lead to good being so inspired. Having that be one of the people on a very, very deep level.”
things for myself and for the band.” moments that I think back to and I want our
So what would good things be? When fans to feel. I want them to dig into the Visit www.fmlofficial.com for more info.
we ask, Chad doesn’t comment on money, things that we’re offering; the music and
fame or sold out shows. Instead Chad the lyrics and the message, and I want them Words By Shari Black Velvet
replies, “It seems like a small goal but just to take that and make that into whatever

FAREWELL, MY LOVE