14 best Twitter rants by Say Anything's Max Bemis
If you have ever clicked play on a Say Anything record or seen the band live, then you know that frontman Max Bemis is quite a passionate person. That sentiment carries over to the vocalist’s social media presence, where he has shared many emotion-fueled strings of tweets on everything from Lil Wayne needing to sign to Equal Vision Records to old emo feuds.
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Head below for some of his best opinions, because as Bemis has said himself, “Twitter IS RANT.”
1. On the true intention of critics
people who give us positive but condescending “they’re just emo but kind of good” reviews, i still appreciate it. you pieces of fucking shit
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) March 14, 2017
i understand you have the inability to like things that aren’t approved by wholesale indie culture and i feel for you, and love you
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) March 14, 2017
i wish i could hug you all. then tattoo the is a real boy nose on your fucking forehead so you have to admit you like us publically
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) March 14, 2017
2. On adjectives being ruined
noticed with the occasional alt-righter who takes the time to say something shitty to me that they’ve literally adopted trump mannerisms
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 21, 2017
every sentence ends with “disgraceful. shameful. unheard of. un-American”. you’ve ruined ending a sentence with an adjective.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 21, 2017
i’ve had enough of these cheetos. puffy. crunchy. fatty!
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 21, 2017
3. On Lil Wayne, Flyleaf and label loyalty
Lil Wayne needs to sign to @equalvision if he wants to know what true loyalty is
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 11, 2017
If that sounds unlikely I will remind you of the two weeks where the new Janet Jackson record was technically on Vagrant
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 11, 2017
It’s pretty obvious what bands I like being that I’m a recording artist on Doghouse, Equal Vision, Vagrant and…. J…..records
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 11, 2017
So basically the get up kids, saves the day and… flyleaf
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 11, 2017
Actually props to flyleaf they were the only other rock band on that label and they had a cool girl singer
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 11, 2017
4. On body image
Guys it’s so innapopriate for a man with body image issues when you instagram sherri “looks like max has dropped a few lb’s”
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 2, 2017
Just kidding. I FUCKING LOVE IT #humblebrag
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 2, 2017
5. On old emo feuds
was googling pictures of my daughter and actually got results from several tangential emo feuds i was involved with in the early 2000’s
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) April 29, 2017
for anyone still on tumblr please help me keep my google results emo feud free / i can assure you i love all those people i professed to not
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) April 29, 2017
also i am lucy’s father, not shirtless jesse lacey, please keep my google results free of….. well, i don’t know. he looks good.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) April 29, 2017
6. On letting other parts of your anatomy do the talking
It’s not about your right to share your opinion it’s about whether your actions and how you treat people can live up its ideals
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) April 18, 2017
Control your human dick. Use your mind and heart for the internet.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) April 18, 2017
7. On the bizarre schedule of a musician
Society undervalues musicians and we have to work harder than we should. So what if I’m about to game for seven hours and wake up at 5pm
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) February 6, 2017
anyone in a business relationship with me has to have “calls” basically in the middle of their night time Netflix and chill or I’m asleep
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) February 6, 2017
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8. On focusing on the real problems in the world
“Let’s punish ourselves with the inability to sometimes laugh & enjoy life while the president dehumanizes us with a pseudo Holocaust” – us
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) January 30, 2017
Soon farts will be considered too unfunny and trite for our political climate. How could you laugh at fart while this happening?!?!?
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) January 30, 2017
It’s easy for you to laugh at farts! You hold that in until we correct this extremely fucked up almost beyond repair world!
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) January 30, 2017
And yes I meant to write that out as “how can you laugh at fart while this happening” because the people who say this stuff are not smart
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) January 30, 2017
It was not a typo. Not at all. Nor is any , nor do I enjoy provoking my own social class , because that’s not my only musical talent
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) January 30, 2017
9. On Drake and his co-writers
Hey it’s okay for every white pop singer to co-write but somehow drake carries ghost writing connotation
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 20, 2016
Fucking hypocrisy
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 20, 2016
Those songs wouldn’t be as great without his delivery
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 20, 2016
10. On having goals
When I started Say Anything my literal goal was to be one of four on a show with my favorite bands
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 18, 2016
Now they are my friends and peers, I’ve put out their records and shared countless tours with them.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 18, 2016
I had no ambition beyond what’s already happened with my band. Honestly i could have stopped in like 2004 and had already achieved my goals
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 18, 2016
I remember going to watch the Vagrant across America tour and idolizing everyone on the bill
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 18, 2016
A few years later, literally every songwriter on the show has helped or personally affected my band in some instrumental way
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 18, 2016
Pryor, Carraba, Conley, Andy Jackson, Dewees are like my older brothers and/or benevolent cousins and without them there would be no SA
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 18, 2016
Anyway, i am just feeling wistful and thankful. Keep playing music for the right reasons and you might be granted weird unreachable goals.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) December 18, 2016
11. On the mystery of religion
apologies to the atheist community from everyone who firmly believes in god. wait for your shitty day in the spotlight. assholes everywhere.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 4, 2017
one day there will be an asshole as bad as all these god-fearing assholes who wants to put all believers in a camp
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 4, 2017
but then again, it’s very unlikely. fuck you, atheists, for having way more cool people on your team
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 4, 2017
but then again, i’m a partial atheist. i firmly believe the god that those people worship doesn’t exist, or is at least the devil
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 4, 2017
and that it’s all kind of amorphous and that a true belief in god is pretty much the same thing as atheism
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 4, 2017
it’s all nebulous and we can’t define it and at the end of the day we just cease to exist. that much we can agree on
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 4, 2017
12. On the irony of Logic
the program logic. so aptly named until it literally makes no sense on purpose to make me angry, logic, you garage-band-ish sub-8track trash
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) November 27, 2016
i’m just kidding i luv logic
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) November 27, 2016
f u pro tools, i’m a loyal minion
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) November 27, 2016
13. In response to sexual assault allegations against Ben Hopkins of PWR BTTM
By the way I’ve seen this open up channels about the misogyny in the emo/indie rock scene again
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
I can assure you that though as a young man I may have flirted with feeling angry for being spurned I have never hated womanhood
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
And that any vitriol I’ve had for people flew all over the gender spectrum
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
I can only speak for myself. But trust me, I’ve thought long and hard about it
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
If anything I am of the firm belief that feminine energy and women in general have shown themselves to be more full of love and functional
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
I sometimes get scared as an ally that I can’t meet my own standards but I am literally blown away that I’m able to help at all
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
Like I’ve made so many immature “straight” guy foibles in my life mostly subconsciously .due to society being fucked were all learning.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
Please forgive me if I’ve ever done anything but imply that my life is in servitude to equality, compassion and empathy. I’m sure I have.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
And if anyone ever needs someone to turn to I’m kind of scared of twitter replies but my art is quite literally dedicated to you.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) May 13, 2017
14. On the music speaking for itself
It’s been 13 years since I wrote admit it and many people still don’t realize that counter culture is the new establishment
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) June 4, 2017
I am quite happy and blissful ever since I decided it wouldn’t dictate my descisions. Ever.
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) June 4, 2017
These motherfuckers co-opted punk rock in the 90’s and now our president is “punk rock”. We need a new beat
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) June 4, 2017
I can only think of love and compassion and honesty with ones self. Eventual but FEASIBLE political anarchy and liberation would be nice
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) June 4, 2017
The minority is now a super small minority of people who can hold a conversation with someone different than them and not be a DICK
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) June 4, 2017
U already compartmentalized this series of tweets as a rant you’re a) probably one of the people I’m dissing b) unaware that twitter IS RANT
— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) June 4, 2017