My name is Frank Iero and I hate mushrooms. All mushrooms. No matter how they're prepared, I feel like they're all slimy and they taste like dirt. Frank Iero More Quotes by Frank Iero More Quotes From Frank Iero Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it's going to stifle you; it's not conducive to the writing or recording process. Frank Iero boxes creative writing Where my heart lies is in the real-life, but at the same time part of it lies in this creative realm where I need to go in and put out that fire, scratch that itch, in order to be all rounded. Frank Iero real heart lying Having kids had a big effect on me, but nothing more than when they started to get older- that really made me realize how fleeting each moment is. Frank Iero fleeting realizing kids Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That's the thing I really want to break into! Frank Iero musician want book I've been really fortunate where I've made stuff that connects to people on a positive level, and that makes me feel really good, but I can't feel comfortable in dictating what they're supposed to feel out of it, nor am I a professional in something where I can really help people any farther than creating the things that I make to help myself. Frank Iero creating levels people I'm a big proponent of letting songs tell me what they wanna sound like. Frank Iero bigs sound song Basically, I thought for a very long time that making music and art projects, that that was just something that I did, and real life was separate. And I'm starting to realize that the things that I do, making music and art and photography and all that, it's not just something that I do. It's who I am. So I don't think I'll ever be able to stop. It's like that curse that you live with, this thing that you love but you also hate it at the same time. It brings you a lot of joy but also a lot of heartbreak. Frank Iero photography real art I've always been in bands writing songs with friends in order to play shows or record a future record. Frank Iero writing song order Every time I felt the pain coming on I'd go downstairs and hammer out an idea. After a few months I started to take a look at what I was making, I had for the first time in my life written a large grip of songs completely alone and without any expectations or plans of what they would be for. Frank Iero pain song ideas There's lots of bands where somebody will write lyrics and somebody else will sing them. It works for a lot of people, but that feels weird to me. I don't mean this in a bad way at all but it just feels fake.. I guess in my heart of hearts, whether the person has a good voice or not I want [the songs] to come from them. I don't know why. Frank Iero heart writing song Very rarely I create things and feel like I don't want to recreate them in a live setting. It's a completely different world, but at the same time that's where I've always come from. Enjoying that give-and-take from a live audience, there's a large part of me that's looking forward to it, and creating that relationship again. Frank Iero creating different giving I have no want or desire to solo. I'd rather create melodies and accompanying parts. Frank Iero solo want desire I have 'Purple Rain' on purple vinyl. Frank Iero purple vinyl rain I think my least favourite thing to listen to is perfect songs, perfect performances. They don't feel human to me, and in that respect ,they lose any kind of sincerity. I don't know why. It's just my ears. Frank Iero feel think me respect I'm kind of a feel player. I'll stretch out before a show a bit and do some playing, but that's about it. I'm not one of these 10-hour-a-day playing guys. Frank Iero show playing some feel We've always wanted to do it, something you could dance to, and deep down we always thought we could bring something to the table if we could do it, but the live shows always made us pull back and be a rock band. Frank Iero deep down you dance These days, all we hear about is that the industry is in trouble. Everybody is so scared, but our mission statement is having no fear. Frank Iero mission no-fear trouble fear I think the days of just filling the time and putting a disc out is over, and I'm glad, because those are some of my least favourite records. Frank Iero some just think time I always wanted to be in bands. Frank Iero bands always wanted My father gave me one of those small, box-sized travel players when I was a kid and just a handful of records that he had. 'Zeppelin IV' was one. 'The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl,' which is just about the worst record ever - you can't hear anything, just screaming in the background. I think there was maybe, like, an Animals record. Frank Iero me you father travel
