“…Lengthy story quick is, you realize, there’s been numerous stuff happening. I hold getting tagged in numerous issues that contain that Unhealthy Wolves. I hold getting tagged of their posts. I hold getting tagged of their bulletins. I hold getting, you realize, I see what’s happening right here. And I don’t, I don’t prefer it.

“So, to allow you to guys know a bit of bit about what’s been happening, clearly, you noticed that once I turned 14 years sober, I went to Costa Rica. You recognize, I did a non secular retreat. And I actually have been digging deep in my restoration and looking out on the previous, and doing my step work.

“And I’ve been… since that point—since Could—I’ve been on principally a nine-step mission the place I’m making, you realize, principally I’m making amends with numerous the those who I had beef with or that didn’t, you realize, criticize me, or that we had, you realize, the assorted infractions and points that occurred on account of 2020, and the pandemic, and the election, and politics and, you realize, the combating backwards and forwards.

“And I don’t, I don’t wish to have interaction on this anymore and I don’t want you guys to do it on my behalf. You recognize, me and Chris [Cain] from Unhealthy Wolves made up some time in the past. You guys know that me and Ivan [Moody, Five Finger Death Punch singer] squashed the meat, we even did a music collectively and shot a video.

“And you realize I’ve been in contact with these guys. I’ve been hanging out with Zoltan [Bathory, Five Finger Death Punch guitarist] once more and seeing Chris and, uh, you realize, simply having all my mates again in my life has been a blessing. And it’s rather a lot to do with taking duty. Me taking duty in my opinion in these misunderstandings, and in addition simply the drama.

So you realize, final week I had a name with Allen Kovac. And I used to be capable of make amends to the proprietor of Higher Noise Music, who was my former supervisor and former document label.

And we had a extremely good speak, and I used to be stunned that he took it in addition to he did. And the factor is, Allen, and I acquired to discussing what precisely occurred, and I’ve been made conscious of like numerous the stuff that went on, with spilling the tea, and all this shit, It induced large issues for lots of people that I didn’t even see.

And so whereas me and my former band members and the label man are busy combating, and having lawsuits and speaking shit, all people on the document label was wired for months. You recognize, this was a 10-month ordeal of you realize, folks being you realize, having to take care of drama and other people having to take care of stress. And you realize, Chris, who’s who has labored as a supervisor for us at 10 Avenue and Constance and Jackie at radio and Crystal… like, all of these folks and extra, had been exceedingly wired as a result of we stored having this on-line battle.

The media would go after me, I might understand that as an orchestrated hit piece after which I might assault the band or I might assault x, y & z, and on account of it, we cut up the fan base utterly in half. You recognize, and the individuals who observe me, I’m tremendous grateful for you guys. I really like you. Every thing I’ve in my life up to now, is since you guys caught by my facet. However I’m going to ask you guys yet another favor and that favor is to not… to cease trolling my ex-band members.

So you realize, I talked to Eric German, the band’s lawyer—who Eric was my lawyer first. You recognize numerous this stuff had been, the fellows within the band, all this stuff, all these relationships that got here to them, are a results of my relationship with these folks first, by way of 5 Finger Demise Punch or by way of Higher Noise Music or by way of Mitchell Silberberg and my relationship with Eric.

And, you realize, there was numerous… I incurred numerous psychological well being points and stress from being attacked by the media, however my former band members, like particularly John [Boecklin, Bad Wolves drummer] and people guys, you realize, they don’t seem to be actually… they’re delicate artists. And the net bullying, it impacts them.

And I don’t like bullying. In my self-righteousness, I felt like I used to be combating again, however emotions aren’t all the time details. And typically when, you realize you will be sober a very long time, and should you’re not working the guide, you’re not working the steps and also you’re not residing by the rules you’ll be able to flip right into a dry drunk. And so I induced numerous wreckage by simply actually blasting all people.

And I have to take duty for that as a result of, I can sit right here and be like, Oh, it’s all you realize, it’s all good and it’s peace. And you realize, I’m not apologizing. I feel the distinction between an apology was when folks sort of half measures say they’re sorry. And amends is whenever you really take motion.

And so you realize, what occurred between us was very public, and it affected the fan base within the viewers. And so I really feel like I’ve a public duty to handle these things with you guys. And ask you to cease, you realize, torturing these dudes on-line. You recognize, each time they publish one thing, each time I see one thing, you realize, all I see is my identify. You recognize, should you don’t just like the band’s music, and also you don’t like the brand new singer, and also you don’t just like the lyrics otherwise you don’t just like the songs, simply don’t take heed to it, you realize? However don’t don’t do this on behalf of me.

I feel numerous the problems which have been happening with, you realize, clearly I skilled canceled tradition. And I don’t I simply don’t suppose that it’s a productive technique of… I don’t suppose it’s a sustainable tradition. And so I want you guys to know from my coronary heart that like, I’ve forgiven John. Proper. John has a proper to go make songs and do no matter he needs. I forgave Doc [Coyle, Bad Wolves guitarist.] I’m joyful that he’s in Ice 9 Kills, I hope he will get a everlasting job there. He’s residing his greatest life.

These guys don’t cross my thoughts. I don’t have any resentments towards them. And I perceive that what all of us did collectively. You recognize, me and John and Max and Drew and Joseph. We made magic. These first two information had been magic. And it’s by no means gonna be the identical. Everytime you change artistic lineups, it’ll by no means be the identical. And so I perceive that, however the actuality is, is that I’m very joyful. I’ve a really blessed life. I’m creatively…. I can do no matter I need, I can work with whoever I need.

And also you won’t see me, proper, like, I don’t have the privilege of being on the document label and being within the machine, proper. I don’t have the… I’m not concerned in that anymore. I’m an unbiased individual. I’m a small enterprise proprietor. And so I do know you guys need to see that pushed in your face on a regular basis. However that’s the that’s the job. That’s the document labels job. So please don’t fucking, you realize, decide on these guys anymore.

If you wish to say one thing unhealthy, each time you wish to speak shit, simply go on one among my issues and say one thing good, proper? In case you observe me on Twitter, you realize, I do the glad sport about twice every week.

And I need folks to precise gratitude on my behalf. I don’t need them to precise bullying. And like I mentioned, to me personally, the shit that we went by way of in 2020, the shit that I went by way of in 2021, It made me spiritually sick.

And so, you realize, I didn’t like I’m taking a reflective second in a interval of my life to sort of elevate myself spiritually. And, you realize, it doesn’t matter what different folks do to me. It doesn’t matter what different folks did to me, and my brother tried to homicide me and I forgave him.

You I can forgive anybody by the grace of God and thru my non secular work, and it takes motion. So, I recognize you guys.”