Yer Scene Vol. 2.5

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Me n' Lou b y K e n n e t h Fu r y Thi s i s n?t an ar t i c l e t o c onv i nc e. Thi s i s n?t an ar t i c l e t o demand. Thi s i s an ar t i c l e t o t el l . I ?v e had t o c ome t o t er ms wi t h s ome pr et t y awf ul t hi ngs i n t he mus i c c ommuni t y t hi s y ear . Mos t r ec ent l y , a her o of mi ne s i nc e gr ade 11, J es s e Lac ey , was r ev eal ed t o be s omeone I c oul d no l onger l ook up t oo or s uppor t . But by t hi s poi nt I had al r eady dev el oped a r es pons e s y s t em t o s uc h t hi ngs . Fol l owi ng a heav y depr es s i on per i od i n whi c h I f ound my s el f onl y l i s t eni ng t o s l udgey or doom met al , I r eal i z e I had bec ome pr et t y di s c onnec t ed f r om t he mus i c wor l d. A di s hear t eni ng i l l us i on f or s omeone who t hought goi ng t o one s how a week was n?t enough and s t r ov e t o be t her e f or ev er y s i ngl e one. I had l ov ed t he t wi nk l e- daddy band, Snowi ng, who ar e us ual l y j us t c al l ed an emo band. So I s ai d f uc k i t , I went t o go l ook f or s ome mor e emo bands . I had gr eat l uc k and f el l i n l ov e wi t h t he s c ene. The mat h r oc k i nf l uenc e t hat had s uc h br i l l i ant pl ay i ng and t appi ng, t he l ov abl e s ong di r ec t i on and aes t het i c s , i ador ed i t al l . I f ound my s el f get t i ng mor e i nt o t he f as t er , punk i er s t uf f . St uf f f r om Dads s uc h ?Gr unt Wor k ? was i nc r edi bl y dope and I s pent al l my t i me t r y i ng t o f i nd mor e bands l i k e t hi s . ( 1) I t ?s what pr opel l ed me t o l ear n gui t ar af t er y ear s of pl ay i ng 1 bas s .

( 1) don' t get me wr ong i m down t o get s ad af t o s l ow mus i c but s omet i mes a boy has t o bl as t u k now?

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