That’s where it all started with me creating things. I was an only child and lacked in social skills, so I would just sit in my room and paint and draw and build things. "I think as a kid one of the things that interested me the most about rock stardom was this ability to create an alternate version of yourself. HOW DID YOU REACH THIS POINT FROM WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY? IT’S VERY EXCITING THAT SOMETHING SO VIVID THAT HAS BEEN BUILT IN YOUR HEAD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A REALITY. It’s stuff that adds a really fun layer to creating and building this world."
#Paint it black andy black lyrics full#
The idea was what would it sound like if I combined all of these things that I love? What if I talk about my town that I’m from in a way that is honest and open, and the feelings that I had towards reconnecting with my youth and who I was as a child, while also viewing it through this heightened reality lens? When I started doing the research for this record I found that so many places around me were haunted and were full of these crazy ass stories. "The Sweeney Todd soundtrack was one of the first things that I listened to when I was a kid and it’s well documented that I love things bands like KISS and The Misfits. Another one of my influences was the over the top stuff that's out there. There were a lot of empty streets and factories and all of that stuff really spoke to me. I grew up on the west side of Cincinnati in a real working class, salt of the earth area. As a kid I would listen to his lyrics and it would always be about going back to your hometown and looking around at where you grew up. "One of my biggest influences on my songwriting throughout my life has always been Bruce Springsteen. WHAT WAS IT THAT MADE YOU WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING OF THIS SIZE AND STATURE? Since I was young I always loved the drama and pageantry of it all and to really lean into that with this ghost story where I can live out all of the dreams I had as a kid, it’s just a lot of fun." This is just my favourite part about making music. I’m just so excited about this album and the comic book. This is now the first moment where I can sit down and look at all of this music that we have made. We did the first Andy Black record and wrapped that November of that year, then we started the most recent Black Veil Brides record and that wrapped maybe a year and half later. Says Andy: "You know I was speaking to John Feldmann the other day and this is the first time since September 2015 where I haven’t been working on an album. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO REVEAL THE DETAILS OF THIS RECORD AFTER SO MUCH TIME? After weeks of teasing it, we had a chat with Andy about what's coming, the inspiration behind 'The Ghost Of Ohio', how the album ties in with his upcoming graphic novel, and more.
Andy Black announced the details of his upcoming solo album 'The Ghost Of Ohio' just now.
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