What do my idols mean?

I just realized that some of my favorite musicians are a bit messed up. Seeing as one of my favorite people in the world is James Owen Sullivan, The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold, hes not really "messed up" per say though he is dead and it he may very well have committed suicide. Another one of my very favorite people is Brian Hugh Warner, Marilyn Manson. He isn't really messed up, in my mind though everyone perceives him as being so. He is just a unique artist. None the less hes not exactly quite acceptable in society. Though I love them both. I have had the same view on life as Jimmy since I was about 14 or maybe 13 years old. Well the view reflected in the video Fiction. Which is basically saying, to me (Seeing as art speaks differently to everyone) that life, for Jimmy at least, was just very difficult. It is a hard thing and was based basically around making others happy because he himself could not be. Of course in the song he is saying that hes done all he can in his life and others and now he is to end his suffering and that now all the pain will go away for him and that in death he will find happiness. Which speaks to me for personal reasons that I'm not going to get into now. Oh, and of course that he doesn't want anyone to be sad about his death because he is in a better place and that they can all make it without him. Which of course is absolutely beautiful. I just wish he didn't die after soon after he wrote it. I would have loved to talk with him about it. I actually would like to become a Psychologist and I feel like the more I learn the more I can help others as well as myself because I know I'm not psychologically well either.

About Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan

Known by many people as The Rev, short for The Reverend. James Owen Sullivan was not only an amazing drummer for Avenged Sevenfold, but also a ingenious song writer. He composed much of Avenged Sevenfold's, not only music but also the lyrics to the songs too. If you actually know who I'm talking about, even a little, you'll know he died in December of 2009 from a drug overdoes. His death shook the band because Avenged Sevenfold (Commonly known as: a7x) was a band full of friends, not just because an important part of their band was gone. Jimmy was the lead singer's best friend since they were just kids. 

There is another thing that is really interesting about his death that some people don't know. This is the song they made, well actually The Rev wrote it only three days before his death. It has somewhat of a message if you listen to it. He was said to be a depressed person sometimes but he always tried to make others feel better even if he wasn't happy himself. The song he wrote before he died, which they think is a sign he knew he was going to die, was called Fiction. And > HERE < it is. His best friend, the lead singer, M. Shadows also had a few things to say about his death and this song. Obviously he was beyond the point of upset. He talks about how Jimmy (The Rev) was his best friend and was the people in their bands best friend for eighteen years and how every day he thinks about the loss of his best friend who was not only a their partner music. And going with that the band wrote a song dedicated to Jimmy (The Rev) this is called So Far Away. Here is a link to that! > ♥So Far Away♥ <

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More Information

• Jimmy introduced m. Shadows to his current wife
• He died on December 28th, 2009
• The Album "Nightmare" was dedicated to him
• Born February 10th, 1981
• He died at the age of 28
• And I'm sure some people are familiar with their saying Avenged Sevenfold (Or A7X) foREVer Obviously REV is capitalized for him :)