Bert McCracken
Bert McCracken
Robert Edward "Bert" McCrackenis the lead singer and songwriter of the American rock band The Used...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth25 February 1982
CityProvo, UT
if-there-is-a-god long trying
If there is a God, he or she or it or whatever higher power there is is behind us so long as we're using our music in an inspirational way. I'm here for a reason, and I was given a talent, so I'll continue to try to use it.
arm buddy next
Put your arm around the buddy next to you," ()
fallen screaming shine song time
Do you want a song of glory? Well, I'm f---ing screaming at you, ... It's our time to shine through the down/Glorified by what is ours/We've fallen in love/We've fallen in love." ()
biggest gonna start
We're gonna start the biggest moshpit the Hordern Pavilion has ever seen, the biggest moshpit Sydney's ever seen." ()
color purple yellow
Whether the color of your skin is black, white, yellow, brown or purple -- the extent of this tragedy is so incredibly devastating that we had to do something.
running ideas records
We definitely didn't want it to be anything like our first or second records. We wanted to experiment more than we ever had and take any new idea and run with it as far as we could.
rocks singing band
I just kind of thought about doing this my whole life. I never doubted myself once. I've always been singing, and I've always wanted to be on tour with a rock band.
utah culture conservative
I've rebelled against all types of conformity throughout my life, not just Utah's conservative culture
girlfriend sex mean
I mean, you can't have sex until you're married if you're Mormon. The first time I had sex, my parents found out. They were listening in on the phone while I was talking about sex to my girlfriend. They freaked out, man. They both cornered me in my bedroom.
emo thinking people
When people hear our record, they're not going to be able to put us into the 'New Metal' category or the 'pop-punk' category or the 'aggressive emo' category. I think people will be able to take it for what it is.
today chance ive-learned
The biggest thing I've learned is that you only have one chance. You only have today to live-but you gotta take it and make it the best you can
dream falling-in-love love-is
The only way to fall in love is to allow yourself to be vulnerable. The only way to dare to dream and making incredible things happen is to be vulnerable.
sex kissing firsts
Sometimes kissing is better than sex. Especially kissing someone for the first time
memories giving-up forever
We have this day to be alive. We better lay down and give up, or stand up and really make some worthwhile memories for ourselves. 'Cause we're not going to be alive forever