Jacob Bannon

Everyday that passes I am pulled from youth as how it has been defined by that culture into something else.

— Jacob Bannon

I feel that people spend as much time skipping songs as they do listening to them in their library.

— Jacob Bannon

I feel that bands can do whatever they want, after all, they own themselves and the art/music they create.

— Jacob Bannon

Time is always fleeting and the lunar phases represent that visually for me. What people take away from that and how they…

— Jacob Bannon

I don't regret the decisions or direction I've chosen, but I feel it's important to be self aware.

— Jacob Bannon

What I've witnessed, managers are divisive and allow musicians to become clouded, irresponsible, and unaware of the world around them.

— Jacob Bannon

I feel that people who are new to punk/hardcore don't truly understand the music and the role it plays in people's lives…

— Jacob Bannon

Genres aren't that relevant. Nearly every form of music is a melting pot of things of things.

— Jacob Bannon

The relationship that people have with music is entirely different now. People spend much less time experiencing music on a one on…

— Jacob Bannon

If anything, I feel that the current generation of listeners of heavy music are progressing a bit passed their gateway bands and…

— Jacob Bannon

As a writer, I never paid much attention to the length of titles. I've just wanted them to communicate the emotional overtones…

— Jacob Bannon

It's important me as a musician and also as an occasional show goer to feel the presence of a band on stage,…

— Jacob Bannon

I am far from an "old" person in human terms, however I've spent over half my life immersed in the punk rock…

— Jacob Bannon

Music being “good or bad” is a flawed idea. Artists make what they want to make and we either connect with it…

— Jacob Bannon

Though a song may race by in a minute and a half, every aspect of it is calculated and intentional.

— Jacob Bannon

For me, hardcore is simply unapologetic music, free of rules. By that definition, we are a hardcore band.

— Jacob Bannon

I've never been a fan of bands that go out and celebrate their age, I'd rather be celebrated for being relevant.

— Jacob Bannon