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tinue moving forward, and like I said, learn n’t try to be anyone other than who I was.” 100% and feel exactly how it was when you
from your defeats. You can learn from the The Love Is Louder website is over at wrote that song. You relive that moment over
things that have tried to defeat you or learn www.loveislouder.com and was founded by and over and over again every night. I think
from the things you’ve done wrong.” Brittany Snow, The Jed Foundation and MTV. it conveys that message to the fans. The
The website says ‘Once again, we find our- fans that may not necessarily know the
n October, the band launched a cam- selves in a time where tensions are high on words can see it through the performance.”
Ipaign in support of anti-bullying, since and offline’ and ‘Instead of celebrating and The band are planning to continue tour-
October is anti-bullying month. The band embracing our differences, we’ve let them di- ing in 2019 and this should see Matt, Lance,
aimed to raise money for the Love Is Louder vide us’. We ask Matt if he thinks love is Danny and Mat getting over to the UK. We
foundation via PledgeMusic. On the subject louder than hate at the moment. “I think love can’t wait to see the band up on stage
of bullying, Matt says, “I was outside the cir- is louder in a sense, but I think that hate is singing and rapping their hearts out, know-
cle when I was a kid. People thought I was becoming more prevalent,” he replies. “I ing how much they believe it, and how hon-
different, people thought I was weird, people think that hate’s more widespread.” est they are. Up on stage, Matt raps in
thought I was quirky. So, for me, it was… I ‘Broken’, ‘Who would I be if I gave in?’ This
had instances where, I guess, people would he band have been out on the road in is something the band and all of us can ask
make fun of me ‘cause I was different to what Tthe U.S., playing shows with every- ourselves when times get tough. From
they were. I dealt with a lot of that growing one from Five Finger Death Punch and Bad Ashes To New are definitely not giving in.
up to the point where I didn’t want to go to Wolves to Papa Roach. Singing songs such They have a reason to succeed and we’re be-
school or I didn’t want to be around different as ‘Broken’ and ‘My Name’ sees Matt open- hind them all the way.
groups of kids. That’s where I go back to ‘be ing up. “I think it’s a more genuine feeling for Visit www.fromashestonew.com for more
different’. At the time, I didn’t know that it me,” he says. “Not just for me but the guys info.
was a good thing, but now, looking back and who are on stage. It’s easy to lose yourself Words By Shari Black Velvet
reflecting on it, it was a great thing that I did- inside a song especially when you feel it
Photos By Graham Fielder
FROM ASHES TO NEW