MEMPHIS MAY FIRE// A Bit Weird and God-Bothery

In reference to metalcore, some asshat who writes for a pseudo-reputable website claims, “Passion in music, especially this genre, is so rare.” What utter shit. I hate the internet. I’d love to quote his name alongside the monotony I was subjected to, but I won’t (also I’m not allowed, cheers bosses). Matty Mullins doesn’t take a breath; he is unrehearsed and volleys our conversation back and forth. You can almost hear his damn smile. The kid spread passion on his toast this morning.

I kept repeating the words ‘compassion’ and ‘forgiveness’ in my head when listening to Unconditional. Especially on Possibilities.
Absolutely. The record definitely has the message of compassion. That song Possibilities, we have big plans for. We want to shoot a music video that all the profit we make from it will go to orphanages and foundations overseas where third world children are in need and can benefit from. We’ve always been taken care of, and God has blessed us time and time again. I really think that is our purpose, as human beings on this planet, to bless other people and take what we’ve been given and continuously give it away.

This cool kid attitude of not caring about anything or each other drives me nuts. Like misanthropy. I don’t get it.
A lot of people, especially myself, get caught up with doing what’s best for themselves. Especially in the music industry. It’s dog-eat-dog. Depression and things like that come from when you stop seeing the soul in each other. I think when people look at each other in the industry we see competition and rivalry. I think if we started to invest or care about each other’s lives, I think some of the “why are we here” questions would go away.

This is sounding a bit weird and God-bothery, but OK.
We are people just like everyone else and we have so many imperfections. With opportunity comes responsibility and it makes me sick to see a lot of these bands have such incredible opportunities to share a message that can be life-changing or positive but instead they choose to spread negativity and deteriorating messages. If we can be that light that radiates through the industry, it benefits us too. You know, even if the song is negative, about relationships going south, I think people use music as an outlet to release those emotions so they don’t go out and take somebody’s life or even their own, in outrage and anger.

I know you get a lot of feedback from your fans in terms of their own personal struggles. That can’t be dismissed as trivial.
We get a lot of the, “You saved my life and you helped me stop cutting.” It sucks because I never want to be the person that takes the credit for those things. I don’t want to hold the weight on my shoulders. There’s a new song on our new record called Need to Be and in the first verse I talk about how with every letter that I read I see all these kids’ desperate cries for somebody to take away the pain that they hold. I believe wholeheartedly in giving everything away to God, whether people believe that or not, and I just hope that people can find the message of hope in our music. I want to shed a light on our scene and make it a positive influence. If a song that we wrote inspired somebody to make a positive change in their life, we are just so proud to be a part of that process. //