Personally I have never found the practice of recreational drug use appealing. In fact, I have always found the lifestyle and the people who surround it to be abhorrent. – Davey Havok
When I was sent to public school, I was relieved that I could wear what I wanted to wear. – Davey Havok
I’ve heard there are vegan corn dogs – I don’t know if that’s true but, jeez, I’d love to eat one of them. – Davey Havok
People do get ridiculed for liking us or because they look the way they do and they’re a part of what we do. – Davey Havok
I’m an extremist, I have to deal with my own extreme personality, and I walk the fine line of wanting to die and wanting to be the ruler of it all. – Davey Havok
I just heard a story from someone the other day where somebody was beaten up by Christians for wearing one of our shirts. Of course, that’s a very Christian thing to do. – Davey Havok
The people who send us fan mail written in blood say the nicest things, so it doesn’t freak us out too much. – Davey Havok
That type of autograph, pictures and apparel thievery was not part of what I grew up with. I loved the artists and their music. I would be thrilled to meet them, but the thought of getting a scribble or stealing an article of clothing never occurred or appealed to me. – Davey Havok
As far commercial success, I don’t think that’s a focus but it’s not that we don’t enjoy that. It’s not something you can attempt and achieve. – Davey Havok
It’s a wonderful side effect of what we’re doing, to give someone the strength to come out of the closet to their family, or simply present themselves aesthetically in a way they feel happy with, whether or not their friends are going to be allowed to like them anymore. – Davey Havok
I grew up watching MTV, so it’s very surreal to me to think that there might be someone out there watching MTV, looking at us the way I used to look at Davis Madonna and Duran Duran videos. – Davey Havok
I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I was truly concerned with nonviolent consumption and my own health, a vegan diet was the best decision. – Davey Havok
There are only a few places that I go where people recognize me anyway. I have to be at the right place, in the right city. It’s not really that much of an issue. – Davey Havok
I attribute a lot of the success to Live 105, of course, because it’s something they’ve nurtured and grown. – Davey Havok
I mean that’d be great if we could continue to be staples of alt-rock radio. I don’t take that for granted. – Davey Havok
