note to self

We asked the members of Creeper what they would go back and tell their younger selves if they could in this episode of “Note To Self.”  The band review who they were as teens and what they were struggling with at the time—from severe anxiety and bullying to not being able to relate to their […]

On this week's “Note To Self,” Andy Black opens up on the difficulty of self-identifying before he entered high school.  “I was in a junior high right in the wake of Columbine,” Black opens up. “We were unable to wear black clothing, we were unable to even talk about bands.”  Later, he was able to […]

Escape The Fate's TJ Bell and Robert Ortiz teamed up with APTV on this week's edition of “Note To Self.”  The two rockers explained how they want to remind their younger selfs and young fans to live in the moment and be who you are. Interested in hearing what else they reflect on? Check out […]

On another episode of Note To Self, APTV sat down with Pierce The Veil to hear more about what they'd tell their younger selves. There's a little bit about expanding musical horizons, learning not to take yourself so seriously and respecting others as well as your own dreams. But the biggest lesson these guys had […]

On this episode of Note To Self, APTV caught up with vocalist Winston McCall of Parkway Drive to hear what he'd tell his younger self. McCall chats about how he didn't know what he wanted to be when he grew up, but being happy with the person you are is the most important. “It's alright to […]

On this episode of Note To Self, APTV caught up with Issues to hear more about what they'd want to tell their younger selves. Tyler Carter mentions that he wishes he would have paid better attention in school, which is good advice for any of us. On another note, Michael Bohn says he wishes he […]

On APTV's intimate series Note to Self, As It Is members open up about hardships they went through growing up as well as what advice they would give to their younger selves.  Singer Patty Walters talks about his lack of self-confidence growing up and how he went against the odds by later becoming a musician.  […]

When asked what they would tell their younger selves, all the members of Enter Shikari had pretty much the same answer in this APTV episode of Note To Self—to calm down. “Stop worrying about stuff,” says vocalist Rou Reynolds. “You're worrying too much, just stop it.”  Drummer Rob Rolfe is a little more aggressive. “Calm […]

APTV caught up with former Flyleaf frontwoman, now solo artist, Lacey Sturm at Welcome To Rockville festival to find out what advice she would give her youngers self. Sturm encourages herself not to give up even when she feels afraid of the future, knowing now that her own darkness will turn into beautiful creations that […]

Get Scared share their advice to their younger selves in this APTV Note To Self video, and they're pretty vicious. “When you come across another man named Johnny Braddock, punch him right in the mouth,” says bassist Lloyd Iverson. Geez. Next, Braddock, one of the band's guitarists, says he'd tell his younger self to not […]

Bert Poncet, the singer of Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! talks about his childhood spent in the mountains of France in this episode of APTV's Note to Self. “As a little kid, I was really into music, but our parents didn't want us to do any sort of career in music,” he says. “I was very […]

In this episode of APTV’s Note To Self, members of The Word Alive talk about their passion for making music, and what advice they’d give to their younger selves. “Enjoy life as it’s coming at you, and [don’t] overthink all the little things because none of those things will really matter,” says singer Telle Smith. […]

In this APTV Note to Self, Craig Owens talks about the importance of music during his childhood. Owens, who grew up in poverty and often had a chaotic and noisy household, went to music to feel better. “It became my safe place,” says Owens. Owens also talks about his awkward hairstyle growing up. “It was […]

Artists find inspiration in many places, but the one source that always proves inexhaustible is art itself. Whether it’s stories from hundreds of years ago or black and white films from just a few decades ago, artwork of all types continues to inspire today’s musicians. We’ve compiled a list of 10 songs that were either […]

Adam Siska and William Beckett of The Academy Is… wouldn't give very much life-altering advice to their teenage selves, if they could. Even at that age, the two bandmates were already living the dream. Siska would tell himself to appreciate his younger years. “If I could go back and give myself any advice, it would be […]

Lzzy Hale of Halestorm didn't have an easy time while growing up, particularly in middle school. She opens up about dealing with bullies and believing in herself in this APTV video message to her 13-year-old self. “The great thing is that in a couple of years, you won't be thinking of them,” she says about […]

Nick Martin and Jack Fowler of Sleeping with Sirens talk about what advice they would give to their teenage selves, which would be to keep doing exactly what they were doing. The two experienced struggles early on in their careers as musicians, but persevered to their hard-earned success today. Fowler discussed living off of two […]

Could you imagine what All Time Low were like in high school? “Hi, I’m Alex. I’m 17 years old, and I’m a chronic masturbator.” In this video, the guys discuss their teenage years and advice they would give their younger selves.  Rian confesses that he only saw the band as a hobby and would get […]

In our new series “Note To Self,” artists let you in on who they were when they were younger and give themselves advice from having grown up.  In episode one, New Years Day talk “ugly duckling” transformations, shyness, fear of failure, “devilish” behavior, being weirdos and more.  “If I could go back, I would tell […]