First of all, I have nothing negative to say about anything that has to do with OM&M, besides what I’m writing about here in this blog. I don’t care that he doesn’t know a lot of the right words in the songs while performing, or sings half of my parts I made up wrong, or adds on to the melodies/lyrics, or who is better, who is worse, who was in what bands, who can scream louder, or longer, this or that. Blah Blah Blah, none of this phases or matters to me. It shouldn’t matter to anyone else either. I’d like to surround myself and my life with positive things, and things that involve the future! :)

I am no longer in, or a part of the band. Besides some photos, and the two music videos that were released. HE is their leader, singer, frontman, etc. I have nothing to do with them. This is not a hateful blog at all. We are adults. They are enjoying being on Warped Tour with friends and enjoying being in a successful, respectable, and fun band I’m sure! While I am enjoying spending time with my wife, pets, family, friends, getting my health back and better than ever, and also working on new stuff! I’m happy. Happier than I have been in over 4 or 5 years! It’s amazing how everything works out! 

MY point of this blog is just that I have a simple, kind, request. I typed all that stuff first just because it was something I wanted to get out in the open. I feel like it was needed and I’m sick of hearing about this/that, or drama. What brought me to this was I watched a couple videos of the band from Warped Tour and after seeing them all, I am nicely asking [[[When you read this OM&M]]]…. is that on the song “Second & Sebring” you learn all the words, and please scream them correctly. That’s all. That’s it. Simple as store bought pie.

The songs screaming parts, were written by me, and FOR my mother, who passed away when I was 17 years of age. It is titled “Second & Sebring” because I lived in Sebring Court, on the corner of Second Street, in LeHigh Acres Florida, when this happened to me. My mother was the most important person in my life, and taught me more than anyone will ever know. She was an angel on earth. I love and miss her dearly. I wrote the song for her, and would like, out of respect, for the band to take the time and effort to perform the vocals correctly.

Some of you might roll your eyes at this, and say “Wow, really?!” You can butcher, change, cuss in, re-write, destroy, whatever any other song or set of lyrics that I created when I was in this band, but not this one. Not THIS song. I could care less what they do with any other song. I no longer have any say about anything. It’s their band.

If you take this to heart, then thanks, and I wish you all a safe and fun summer on the Warped Tour. That goes for all the fans too! Stay hydrated, and bring sunscreen kids! We, (the original OM&M with me as vocalist) worked our butts off writing, recording, and working to get to where we were, and they are now. After all we made happen, all we gave up, all we went through, AND all the fun we had, I’m proud that those songs are being played on something as awesome as Warped all Summer long. But most importantly, I care that this ONE song is being played every day for my momma to hear. I also care that it be preformed how it was intended to be. I’m sure they all as a band, can have enough respect for my mother to do so.

Sincerely, Austin Carlile