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Black Veil Brides Critique

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I performed an original at the West Fork High School talent show when I was in the 10th grade that was a tribute to my uncle because he was retiring. I referenced a couple of lines from “Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd. I originally wanted to perform that song, but I couldn’t follow it, so I wrote my own song. It was a fun acoustic song, unfortunately, my performance was not; it was horrible. I couldn’t keep my mouth or guitar close enough to the microphone; I forgot one of the final verses and cussed into the microphone. Luckily, no one in front of me heard the word, but people in the back did. My uncle told me about a lady who had to leave the gym because she couldn’t handle my monstrosity of a performance anymore. He told me: “I …show more content…

I had friends who were into some major heavy metal bands, and I was going through a bit of an emo phase. I was starting to dye my hair, I wanted to wear darker clothes, and I actually started cutting myself.
We were in art, and we were talking about some good theme songs for emo people. One of my friends suggested Black Veil Brides an artist that remains my favorite artist and a big influence on my passion. My friend was also an influence on me because he knew many different rock bands and I knew mainly three. Black Veil Brides actually brought me out of my closed shell of self-consciousness. These bands helped me realize my real passion for music, and gave me the confidence to be myself.
I wrote my first song when I was 13. I had many issues with my dad, and I was an amateur musician and singer/songwriter, so I put far more work into the creation than what would have ever been necessary to write a song.
When I was 14, I wrote my second song called “What Did I Do?” I believe. It was filled with teenage angst. Two years later, I looked at it again, and realized that it applied to more of my life then, than it did when I originally wrote it. All I knew was that I needed to be able to write more songs if I truly wanted to devote my life to Rock. Unfortunately, I struggled with writing at

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