I actually rarely ever get hit on. Isn’t that funny? People think I do, but I actually don’t. Maria Brink Read Quote
I completely, 100 percent got bullied, and I’d still stick up for myself and try to be strong, but it was always so deeply painful. Maria Brink Read Quote
In the metal world, if you’re using a wireless mic… I was so scared to do that. I’m, like, ‘They’re gonna boo me in the beginning.’ Maria Brink Read Quote
I love my mom. I think my mom is responsible for me loving music and being in music because she subjected it to me at such a young age. Maria Brink Read Quote
I think that all of the deep, intense things, a lot of different abuse, and all kinds of crazy stuff – I think it made me really strong and it made me learn how to appreciate every day, appreciate people in my life, so it’s just another good example of sometimes bad things make us appreciate the beautiful every day. Maria Brink Read Quote
We are normally involved in Ozzfest and heavier tours. We love all the tours we’ve done, but I always thought it’d be cool to do Warped, since a lot of these kids are young girls. Maria Brink Read Quote
People think that once a band is ‘big’ that they make a ton of money, but that’s not true. It’s hard to make money. It’s financially a hard business until you hit gold. However, that only makes you strive toward your goal more and work harder because of it. Maria Brink Read Quote
Embrace who you are, and if people don’t understand you, that’s their own problem, that’s their own insecurities. They’re really the one with the problem – the people who are judging you and saying negative things to you, they are really the people with the problem, not you at all. Maria Brink Read Quote
