103 Quotes by Frank Iero

Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That’s the thing I really want to break into!

I made songs really for myself – I didn’t ever expect to put it out there.

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.

I’ve always been in bands writing songs with friends in order to play shows or record a future record.

I have a split – of my real home-life side that’s real-life, and then the creative side that is not necessarily real-life, but it intersects my real-life so much.

Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it’s going to stifle you; it’s not conducive to the writing or recording process.

I have no want or desire to solo. I’d rather create melodies and accompanying parts.

I also remember the second band I was in ever. We were called Hybrid. We got a show at this local street fair, and we were playing on the back of a flatbed truck. There was an ad in the paper, and it said that ‘Hybird’ is playing. I was so mad.

Really I don’t know anything other than Jersey. I like the dirtiness of it. Now I’m getting to see the world, and it’s great, but it’s not better than Jersey.