I'm a Falling In Reverse fan, and i fucking LOVE Ronnie Radke and his band.
But everyone seems to hate them, and I didnt understand why.
So much so that I made a very controverisal post and its probably burned my rep to fucking shit.
But I was uninformed about the real reasons why people hate them, so I recently did some research to straighten up my uneducated ass
SO, here's my reviwed and reconsidered defense, with regards to the new research I've done.
So even as an FIR fan I acknowledge he's transphobic, he's had shit related to domestic violence and murder and stuff.
Just cuz I love Ronnie doesnt mean I endorse all of his actions.
But everyone can change - Ronnie had difficulty respecting women but now thats changed. So at least he isnt as bad as he used to be. AND his legal issues are mostly old stuff from at least 10 years ago (I know he has some court cases rn but i said most)
And besides, personally when it comes to musicians, i dont give a fuck about controversial stuff i only care about if da music is good, i'm happy and i like 'em.
Seriuosly he's got talent u gotta admit that. Im a FIR fan and i discovered them throguh The Drug in Me is You and got deeper through Popualr Monster (their best album) and Drugs which just rocks.
I really fuck with them my fav songs are ronald, prequel, bad guy, all my life, all my women, zombified, its over when its over, drugs, joseph, game over, goobye graceful, good girls bad guys, trigger warning, carry on, popular monster, just like you, stay away, god if you are above, dont mess with ouija boards
I'm an anti-religion atheist and I love the obviously atheistic energy in some of his songs like "You say God is real, i disagree / Cuz if that was true, we'd all be free" (Drugs) and "Praying to a god, but i dont believe.... Where the FUCK IS YOUR GOD NOOOWWW????"(Popular monster)
I love how he has this unapologetic bad-guy energy,
"I'm the bad guy, I'm a savage I'm obsessive, I'm dramatic I'm a loner, I'm an addict I'm so goddamn problematic I'm the bad guy, I'm a loser I'm a psycho, believe the rumors I got bad thoughts, I got bad vibes I don't act right, it's nice to meet you" (bad guy)
and "I've been a bad boy, and it's plain to see So why do good girls fall in love with me?" (good girls bad guys). He's like "Fuck it, I'm the bad guy,and I wont even deny it"
He just effortlessly combines rap, hip hop, metalcore etc and that is just PEAK.
I know I've already said all that in my controversial post but i'm repeating it for those of you who didnt see it or are too lazy to do that.
I know, i know, everyone is different and everyone has a right to their opinion, but it gets
But there's an important distinction:
“I love Falling in Reverse's music.”
“I don't care about Ronnie's controversies when I'm listening to music.”
Those are completely legitimate positions.
Meanwhile, someone else can say “I can't enjoy FIR because of Ronnie's controversies.” That's legitimate too.
The annoying part is when either side turns that into “therefore everyone else is morally obligated to agree with me.” 💀