The You Rock Foundation: Lamb of God's Randy Blythe (Part 1 of 2)
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- Опубліковано 24 лис 2015
- In the first part of our two-part interview with Lamb of God's Randy Blythe, we discuss his depression, his suicide attempt, and his experience in the psychiatric ward. He goes on to talk about how he self-medicated, and shares about how seeking support and accepting help allowed him to overcome his mental illness and alcoholism.
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Interview conducted by Joseph Penola | Videography by Laura Desantis-Olsson | Edited by Pawl Bazile | Music by John Penola
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I really love this foundation, I think it's great. It's interesting to know that pretty much half the bands I listen to and have helped me through tough times with their powerful lyrics happen to experience some sort of trauma like depression in their own personal life, I think that's what binds us together. I suffer from bipolar affective disorder and psychosis and am happy to say it's controlled by medication, however it took me a long time to get where I needed to be. If anyone reads this and is suffering themselves, your not alone!
Yeah, a lot of it is finding the right medicine. Although I don't personally take medicine. It sounds simple but it's true, most people suck man. Recently I even dealt with a snob person and it really got me down. Sometimes even being outgoing or acting happy and positive doesn't work. The world is changeable and fickle. Inner peace is important. I'm not preaching to you by the way just something i've learned (or still am learning)
I liked this, there is a big male stigma in the world where we can't talk about problems or our weaknesses. Yet we do.
Randy Blythe's voice is just growling at normal.
The type of speaking he has is called vocal fry, and I actually didn't notice it until you pointed it out! People from Noam Chomsky to Kim K speak like that.
Why do people call him self centered and a douche? This guy is very humble and gives sooo much back to his fans and is involved with other bands and sang for mitch luckers memorial concert and spoke at the lead singer of gwars funeral and he didnt have too its just what he does and not to mention how he handled the murder case..... He wanted to talk to the guys parents instead of just walking away..... Randy if you ever read this......you! Fucking rock dude!!!
He also was the last friend of a fan who passed from cancer, stayed in touch with him and made a track in tribute to him. People always underestimate metalheads. Shit, I just gave back a lost credit card I kept for a week since I can't stand shit like that getting lost.
This needs to be talked about more.
I'm 99% sure I have commented on this one or two other times but fuck it. Randy Blythe and James Hetfield are two reasons I was able to pull myself together enough to find a higher power that works for me. If Randy and James can find a higher power that works for them then wtf was my excuse? Other than I wasn't truly ready to stop drinking. Randy is a MAJOR influence in my life and sobriety. We fucking love you, Randy!
"I didn't want to die but I also didn't want to live" that's exactly what I was going through, this feeling that everything is just there and you are just there but you don't feel anything
I'm ganna be honest
This,this is what I'm going through right now
As I'm commenting this
@@Drunkcat008 That's sad to hear, maybe I can encourage you by telling sth. about my situation. there was a certain point in my life (when I didn't pass the final exam to become a school teacher) when I thought that I constantly failed in life! I have the highest graduation you can get in Germany but that's it! no professional or job experiences or grades (except 2 months a year when I worked at a company which produces products for the car industry. I did this job 5 or 6 times) so you see I wasted years becoming a teacher while I wasn't satisfied with this job decision. Then the professors at the university keep repeating that my English is not good enough, my French neither, that I suck (they didn't say it directly but you can get easily what they want to say). At the same time I watch all my friends planning their future life, they all have their jobs and gain enough money to buy whatever they want and I had times in my life when I was happy to have enough money to afford some food. So I started drinking (don't get me wrong I'm not an alcoholic, because I don't need a drink every day) but it got more frequently, maybe because a certain routine with my best buddy stopped. We had this you can call it "routine" that we met each other and drank a couple of beers, almost every weekend or at least 2 weekends a month. But since 4 years he started to make a hardcore diet and strength training, so he refuses alcohol to the deepest and then I thought I could have more fun drinking and partying on my own.
To make it short, my backup is my family and my friends, although the quarantine situation was and is still bad, they gave me a certain backup or otherwise I would do sth really stupid. I never ever thought about suicide, I only thought that it wouldn't matter if I'm around the next day. But then I see it like a game, where all the opponents are the people who piss you off everyday and when you take your life those people would win and I will never let them have a victory!
I hope that your situation will come out the best way! I want to tell you that it is hard when you feel like there is no way out, but at the same time there must be a new door and a new beginning and we will both find it for sure! I think you also need to have sth to hang on, that makes you fun and gives you strength. For me it's metal music and when certain bands have very deep lyrics then these lyrics will help me even more, because very often I can identify myself with the situation or the figures which are pointed out. I haven't been this personal for a long time, but I thought there was a certain need because I can feel your situation. I hope this comment was helpful. Remember we're both special, because we face every day no matter how bad it is and this is what makes us strong, even when we think that we're weak!
@@creamC19 well,that you said yours,let me tell you mine
I'm at this point in life where i don't see anything beautiful,by beautiful i mean things that were once good,and don't now,I'm at this point that i don't talk to anyone, show my feelings to anyone, i never wanted to tell my feelings, i just push e everyone away, caz humanity is Pisce of shit, we lie,we kill,we hurt,and you know something, that's how we survive, by fucing each other, whatever we say,it turns out a lie,this new "black lives matter" thing going on right now is only lies, we all can say black lives matter, but we don't do shit, we just record police killing people,and we only go outside to just to say black lives matter, that's it, we only shout, we don't do,i might look butthurt to you, but it's literally the truth, I'm not saying black lives don't matter, I'm saying we have to do something,not just shout, but i don't want to go deep, it's been 6 years, and I still haven't see a change
@@creamC19 and your about your story
Everyone has your back man,you just go for it
Stevie t's sister I agree with you that humanity is piece of shit! Because every day I see stupid spoiled douchebags showing nothing more than selfishness. I kinda was at the same point as you that I thought ok things that I liked very much suck nowadays, like going to the movies, the youth has such a stupid language (talking like morons) and are disturbing you during the movie with private talk and internet surfing. Black lives matter is another stupid thing: of course each life matters and racism is wrong, but many people don‘t give a single fuck about others but when an incident happened they can show their loving heart by posting sth and showing their faked consternation.
I don‘t know why but to this day I can stay at least a little optimistic and search for things that were and are still awesome like metal music. An album that was great will still be great when you really like a band. This gives me at least a little strength and I wish you all the best. See there are always people who care about others like we both and that‘s great to experience
I felt so identified.
I'm sorry (I guess?)
Randy the sober God 🤙🤙🤘🤘 we love you Randy and your amazing and motivating to alot of us out here in the world 🌎 ❤ 💙 don't stop being you!!! We need more people like you to promote sobriety, support, and all the good left in the world! Forever a grateful fan of yours, your band, and MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS FOUNDATION AND THE MESSAGES AND STORIES THIS FOUNDATION SHARES!! Keep on keepin on!!! xoxoxo 🤘🤘🤘🤘❤❤❤❤
Im on my journey through recovery from addictions and this is fucking really cool to watch very helpful
wow... thanks, it means A LOT.
I love his voice like on stage is really raw and offstage I would let his spoken voice leading me to sleep
Cool. Opening up in public shows courage!
I met him one night hes a great guy
Great video.
Good man. Very good man. I love him. Its good to know your heroes are human. He sounds like he eats Marlboro reds for breakfast!
This video and Foundation is so fucking Inspirational to me. I love music, Creativity, An Art In All Forms. ....
I don't even know how else to say how I feel about this, maybe like these videos have An Will help me?! ...
Through this altimate low in my life, that I never thought I would have to go through or NEVER see, again. Thank you. Please keep making more of these videos. 💝✊
#YOUROCK
Yes. we are strong. This was 7 months ago but I hope you either got help or found it in yourself to help yourself (both preferably)
I want to hang out with Randy.
Thank you for this!
I love this guy. Respect
I'm happy that Black Metal is taking over metal in America!
+jonathanergueta idk how to respond so imma go with what?
? Haven't heard very many black metal around today.
+wyatt Hinsley Lamb of God is far far away from black metal though
Um. What the FUCK are you talking about? Lamb of God are one of the best Black Metal bands out now. Learn your metal, kid. Fucking kids.
GyroLamb Not Black Metal.
This me right now. I’m struggling pretty hard at moment. I’m alone in a city I don’t know a soul. I’m currently suffering from extreme depression and epilepsy caused from years and years of stress. All I have is myself and I don’t know what to do. Please help me. I’m reaching out this cause I don’t know what else to do. I look up to a lot of these artists and it helps but being alone is putting a hamper on my recovery. All I have is my kitty and my laptop of music from literally all these musicians
aric raymond I know this sounds wack, but just go out, get moving, exercise, eat healthy, stay hydrated, go do something, anything, go see a movie, go eat at your favorite restaurant, if you just moved to a new city, explore, start a conversation with someone, even if it’s just someone random, call a family member, maybe if it will help, see a therapist or join a therapy group, but stay positive, things will get better
The internal voice of addiction can be stronger than the urge to quit but it always helps and always makes it worse when you continue an active addiction. Work for self betterment and listen to that quiet voice
Fuck man, I think I need to reevaluate my life.
He's telling me what I've ignored all along.
❤
Your not alone
Even when Randy is talking in his normal speaking voice, I can still hear a bit of that 'growling monster' inside.
Randy is one of my favorite vocalists ever. Don't get why people call him a self-ish douche
804 likes. That's dope.
Fucking love you Randy
genius
Over the counter sleeping pills will make you insane temporarily have an idea what he took tried it once damn went nuts ruined my family relationships temporarily hallucinating madly from it so relatable randy Blythe s a good dude
Alguien que sea tan amable de subtitular esto al español?
Better learn English, everything becomes easier to catch on...
his dreads are gone....noooooo, keep doing what you do randy
+TheJarhead133 his dreads are still there, they're just a lot more looser and freeformed.
If he skipped a few words through this entire video he could make another album just saying 🤷♂️
This is what Randy sounds like....
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