This is a list of notable people who follow the straight edge lifestyle. Straight edge is a subculture and subgenre of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational/non-prescribed drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. [1] [2] For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a vegetarian or vegan diet, and not using caffeine or prescription drugs. [1]
Aaron Bedard | Lead singer of Bane. [3] |
Aaron Dalbec | Guitarist for Bane and Only Crime, former member of Converge. [3] |
Aaron North | Guitarist and was the co-founder and guitarist of punk band The Icarus Line, the lead guitarist of industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails, and vocalist/guitarist for Jubilee. [4] |
Alec Empire | German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. [5] |
Alejandro Aranda | American singer and songwriter, also known as Scarypoolparty. [6] |
Alissa White-Gluz | Canadian vocalist for Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, founding member and former vocalist of Canadian metalcore/melodic death metal band The Agonist. [7] [8] |
Andy Hurley | Drummer for American pop punk band Fall Out Boy. [9] |
Anthony Fantano | American music reviewer [10] |
Awsten Knight | Lead singer of the American multi genre rock band Waterparks [11] |
Beau Bokan | American singer best known as the frontman of post-hardcore band Blessthefall. [12] |
Ben Myers | English writer and journalist. [13] |
Bif Naked | Canadian award-winning, multi-platinum record selling rock singer, actress and motivational speaker. [14] |
Billie Eilish | American singer and songwriter. [15] |
Bobby Blood | Filmmaker, drummer for metalcore bands First Blood and Merauder. [16] |
Brett Ratner | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, and music video director. [17] |
Brody King | Professional wrestler and vocalist for hardcore band God's Hate. [18] |
C. J. Wilson | Former professional baseball pitcher. [19] |
Carah Faye Charnow | Vocalist for indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. [20] |
Chad Gilbert | Founder, lead guitarist and backing vocalist for punk rock band New Found Glory. [21] |
Chris Motionless | Lead singer, founder and frontman of Scranton-based
heavy metal band
Motionless in White. Claims to have been straight edge from an early age.
[22]
Was vegetarian from 2005 to 2007, becoming vegan in 2016. [23] |
Christy Mack | Nude model, feature dancer, and former pornographic actress. [24] |
CM Punk | Professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. [25][ better source needed] |
Curtis Lepore | Bass player and Vegan Athlete. [26] |
Dan Askew | Founder of Second Nature Recordings. [27] |
Dan Briggs | Bassist for progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. [28] [29] |
Dan "Soupy" Campbell | Lead singer for pop punk band The Wonder Years. [30] |
Danny Wylde | Writer, musician, filmmaker, and a former pornographic actor. [31][ better source needed] |
Dan Smith | New Zealander tattooist and musician, founder of the rock band The Dear & Departed. [32] |
Daniel Andreas San Diego | American domestic terrorist and animal liberationist. [33] |
Darby Allin | American professional wrestler. [34] |
Dave Peters | Vocalist for groove metal band Throwdown. [35] [36] |
Davey Havok | Lead vocalist for punk rock band AFI. [37] |
Denzel Curry | American rapper, singer, and songwriter. [38] |
Derek Youngsma | American drummer for the metalcore band Bleeding Through. [39] |
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein | Guitarist for the horror punk band the Misfits. [8] |
Duncan Patterson | Musician known for his work in Anathema and Antimatter. [40][ better source needed] |
Elgin James | American filmmaker, musician, founder of the street gang Friends Stand United. [41] |
Fred Mascherino | Lead vocalist and guitarist of the band The Color Fred. Former guitarist and vocalist of the bands Taking Back Sunday and Breaking Pangaea. [42] |
Front Porch Step | Pseudonymous of Jake Mcelfresh, acoustic and pop rock musician. [43] |
Gabriel Kuhn | Political writer and translator. Author of the book Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics. [44] |
Gail Greenwood | Bassist for bands like Belly and L7. [45] |
George Stroumboulopoulos | Canadian television and radio personality. [46] |
Glen E. Friedman | Photographer, artist and political activist. [47] [48] |
Greg Graffin | Musician, college lecturer, and author mostly known for the band Bad Religion. [49] |
Hal Sparks | Actor, comedian, musician and television personality. [50] |
Hanson | Professional wrestler. [51] |
Howard Jones | Former vocalist for the metal bands Killswitch Engage and Blood Has Been Shed, current vocalist for Devil You Know. [52] |
Ian MacKaye | Frontman of post-hardcore band Fugazi and of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. [53] |
J Mascis | Singer, guitarist and main songwriter of alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. [54] [55] |
Jacob Bannon | Vocalist, lyricist, and graphic artist for the American metalcore band Converge. [56] |
Jade Puget | Lead guitarist for punk rock band AFI. [57] |
James Hart | Lead vocalist for hardcore/metalcore band Eighteen Visions and Burn Halo. [58] |
Jamie Thomas | Skateboarder and owner and founder of Zero Skateboards. [59] |
Jason Shrout | Drummer for multiple bands as Eighteen Visions and Trial. [60] |
Jeff Tuttle | Musician and filmmaker, former guitarist of mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan. [61] |
Jeremy Bolm | Vocalist of post hardcore band Touché Amoré. [62] |
Jeremy McKinnon | Vocalist of metalcore band A Day to Remember. [63] |
Jim Norton | American comedian and actor. [64] |
Jim Smallman | British stand-up comedian, wrestling promoter, radio presenter and voiceover artist. [65] |
Jinder Mahal | Professional wrestler. [66] |
Joe Mulherin | Musician who performs under the name Nothing,Nowhere and filmmaker. [67] |
Joe Principe | Founder, bassist and backing vocalist for the punk rock band Rise Against. [68] |
John 5 | Former lead guitarist of Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, and The David Lee Roth Band, current lead guitarist for Mötley Crüe and L.A. Rats [69] [70] [71] |
John Pettibone | Former vocalist for hardcore band Undertow, currently vocalist for The Vows. [72] [73] |
John Porcelly | Musician for the American 1980s and 1990s hardcore bands Project X, Youth of Today, Judge and Shelter. [74] |
Jona Weinhofen | Lead guitarist for Australian melodic metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen. [75] [76] |
Jonathan Pollak | Israeli activist against the Israeli West Bank barrier. [77] |
Jonathan Vigil | Vocalist and founding member of metalcore band The Ghost Inside. [78][ better source needed] |
Jonny McBee | Founding member for experimental band The Browning and former singer for As Blood Runs Black. [79] |
JT Woodruff | Vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Hawthorne Heights. [80] |
Justin Beck | Musician and businessman, guitarist for Glassjaw. [81][ better source needed] [82] |
Justin Lee Brannan | Founder of hardcore band Indecision. [83][ better source needed] [84] |
Karl Buechner | Metalcore musician, vocalist for bands Earth Crisis, Freya and Path of Resistance. [85] [86] |
Kaskade | American DJ, record producer and remixer. [87] |
Keiji Haino | Japanese musician. |
Kenny Omega | Canadian professional wrestler. [88] |
Kent McClard | Record label owner and zine publisher from Goleta, California. [89] |
Kevin Tucker | Anarcho-primitivist writer and speaker, musician for death metal band Peregrine. [90][ better source needed] |
Kimya Dawson | Singer-songwriter, best known as a solo performer and as one half of The Moldy Peaches. [91] |
Kurt Ballou | Musician and producer, best known as the guitarist from Converge. [56] |
Lee Chung-Yong | South Korean professional soccer player. [92] |
Liam Cormier | Lead vocalist of metalcore band Cancer Bats and metal supergroup AxeWound. [93] [94] |
Mat Bruso | Vocalist for hardcore punk band Bury Your Dead. [95] [96] |
Matt Capiccioni (M-Dogg 20) | Professional wrestler, better known by his ring names M-Dogg 20 and Matt Cross. [97] [98] |
Matt Fox | Lead guitarist for American hardcore punk band Shai Hulud. [99] |
Matt Jackson | Professional wrestler, member of The Young Bucks. [100] |
Mat Kerekes | Musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Citizen. [101] |
Matt Mentley | Bassist for groove metal band Throwdown. [102] |
Matt Pizzolo | Award-winning film director, screenwriter, producer, comic book writer, playwright and entrepreneur. [103][ better source needed] |
Matt Saincome | Journalist and satirist. [104] |
MC Lars | American post-punk laptop rapper. [105] [106] |
Merzbow | Japanese noise musician. [107] |
Michael Crafter | Australian vocalist for metalcore and hardcore bands such as I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian, Bury Your Dead and Confession. [108] |
MickDeth (Mick Morris) | Former bassist for alternative metal band Eighteen Visions.[ citation needed] [109] |
Mike Lewis | Rhythm guitarist for the former Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets and currently No Devotion. [110] |
Moshe Kasher | Stand-up comedian, writer, and actor based in Los Angeles. [111] |
My Summer as a Salvation Soldier | Pseudonym of Þórir Georg Jónsson, Icelandic singer-songwriter. [112] |
Nate Newton | Musician, member of the hardcore and metal bands Converge, Cavalera Conspiracy, Old Man Gloom, Doomriders and Jesuit. [113][ better source needed] [114] |
Nick Jackson | Professional wrestler, member of The Young Bucks. [115] |
Nick Jett | Drummer for hardcore punk band Terror. [116] |
Noah Kin | Finnish- Nigerian alternative rapper and producer. [117] |
Noah Levine | American Buddhist teacher. [118] |
Palmer Luckey | American entrepreneur, founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift. [119] |
Pandie James | New Zealand-born writer, actress and producer. [120] |
Patty Walters | Lead vocalist for the British rock band As It Is and YouTuber. [121] [122] |
Paul Baribeau | Folk punk singer. [91] [123] |
Paul Koehler | Drummer and founding member of Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein. [124][ better source needed] |
Paul Waggoner | Guitarist for progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. [29] [125] |
Penn Jillette | Magician, comedian, actor and best-selling author. [126] |
Pete Kowalsky | Lead vocalist for hardcore punk band Remembering Never and former for Bishop. [127] [128] |
Peter Daniel Young | American animal rights activist. [129] |
Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri | Frontman and leader of hardcore punk band Warzone. He became straight edge after years of alcohol and drug use. [130] |
Raymond Rowe | Professional wrestler. [51] [131] |
Russ Rankin | Singer for punk rock band Good Riddance. [132] |
Sage Francis | Rapper and spoken word poet. [133] |
Shannon Lucas | Former drummer for bands The Black Dahlia Murder and All That Remains. [134] |
Showyousuck | Rapper. [135] |
Sibylle Berg | German-Swiss author and playwright. [136] |
Soko | French indie pop singer-songwriter. [137] |
Steve Aoki | Electro house musician, record producer, and music executive. [138][ better source needed] [139] |
Stick to Your Guns | Hardcore punk band formed in 2003. All its members follow a straight edge lifestyle. [140] |
Tarjei Strøm | Drummer for the Norwegian bands Datarock and Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band. [141] |
Tecia Torres | Puerto Rican-American mixed martial artist. [142] |
Tim McIlrath | Founder, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and lead vocalist for the American punk rock band Rise Against. [143] |
Title Fight | Rock band formed in 2003. All members, Jamie Rhoden, Ned Russin, Shane Moran and Ben Russin, follow a straight edge lifestyle [144] and the last three are in the straight edge band Disengage. [145] |
Toby Morse | Musician and motivational speaker, best known as the vocalist for punk rock band H2O. [146] |
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. | Vocalist and keyboard player of progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. [28] [29] |
Tuomas Saukkonen | Multi instrumentalist and founder of the former Finnish extreme metal band Before the Dawn. [147] |
Tyler, The Creator | American rapper, producer/actor in the Adult Swim comedy show Loiter Squad, and co-founder of alternative hip-hop group Odd Future. [148] [149] [150] |
UltraMantis Black | Former professional wrestler and current musician. [151] |
Vince Staples | American rapper. [152] |
Vincent Bennett | Vocalist and only remaining founding member of deathcore band The Acacia Strain and Cockpunch!. [153] |
Walt Flanagan | Podcaster and comic book artist. |
Wesley Eisold | Musician, poet and author. He records music under the name Cold Cave. [154] [155] |
Yishai Romanoff | Founder and lead singer of the Hasidic hardcore punk band Moshiach Oi!. [156][ better source needed] |
Zach Blair | Lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the punk rock band Rise Against. [157][ better source needed] |
Zerocalcare | Italian cartoonist. [158] |
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Aaron Bruno | Vocalist and founder for electronic rock band Awolnation. [159] |
Adam Dutkiewicz | Guitarist for metalcore band Killswitch Engage. [160] |
Alex Garcia-Rivera | Drummer. [155] |
Alexander Tucker | English musician. [161] |
Barney Greenway | Vocalist for extreme metal band Napalm Death. [162] [163] |
Bradley Soileau | Model, DJ, producer, and designer. [164][ better source needed] |
Brandan Schieppati | Vocalist for metalcore band Bleeding Through and former guitarist for metalcore/ groove metal band Throwdown [165] |
Cedric Bixler-Zavala | Vocalist for rock bands The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, and Antemasque. [166] [167][ better source needed] |
Chris Wollard | Singer and guitarist for the punk rock band Hot Water Music. [168] |
Damian Abraham | Vocalist for hardcore punk band Fucked Up. [169] |
Dan Marsala | Lead vocalist for the band Story of the Year. [170] |
Dana DeArmond | American pornographic actress and director. [171] |
Daniel O'Sullivan | English musician. [161] |
Daryl Palumbo | Lead vocalist for Glassjaw and Head Automatica. [172] |
Dave Smalley | Singer for the hardcore punk bands DYS, Dag Nasty, All, and Down by Law. [173] |
Dennis Lyxzén | Lead vocalist for Swedish hardcore punk band Refused. [174] |
Derek Brown | Entrepreneur, writer and mixologist. [175] |
Derrick Green | Singer of Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. [176][ better source needed] |
Drew Daniel | Electronic musician and English professor, member of Matmos and The Soft Pink Truth. [177] |
Dominic Landolina | Guitarist for the bands Code Orange and Adventures. [178] |
Dwid Hellion | Vocalist and founder of hardcore punk band Integrity. [179] [180] |
Erik Petersen | Founder of the DIY anarcho-punk band Mischief Brew. [181] |
Frank Carter | Vocalist formerly of Gallows and Pure Love, now of Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes. [182] [183][ better source needed] |
Frank Turner | Solo artist and former singer with Million Dead. [184] |
Grant Morrison | Scottish comic book writer, playwright, and occultist. [185][ better source needed] |
Greg Anderson | American musician, co-founder of Southern Lord Records. [186] [187] |
Harley Flanagan | Founding member and former bassist of the crossover thrash band Cro-Mags. [188] |
J. R. Hayes | Vocalist for grindcore band Pig Destroyer. [189] |
Jamie Bissonnette | Chef. [190] |
Jocko Willink | Retired Navy Seal and podcast host. [191] |
Jonah Ray | American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. [192] |
John Stabb | Punk rock vocalist and frontman, best known as the founding member of Government Issue. [193] |
Jonathan Anastas | Bassist for hardcore punk bands DYS and Slapshot. [194] |
Justin Young | English musician, lead singer and guitarist of indie rock band The Vaccines. [195] |
Keith Buckley | Vocalist and lyricist of the metalcore band Every Time I Die. [196] |
Kim Jones | English fashion designer. [197] |
Kim Schifino | Drummer of the indie dance duo Matt and Kim. [198] |
Lil Yachty | American rapper. [199] |
Mark Arm | Vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. [200] |
Matt Heafy | Guitarist and lead vocalist of heavy metal band Trivium. [201] [202] |
Mike Hranica | Vocalist for metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. [203] |
Mike Schleibaum | Guitarist for melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. [204] |
Mitch Lucker | Former vocalist for deathcore band Suicide Silence. [205] |
Bert McCracken | Vocalist for the Used. [206] |
Moby | Singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer. [207] |
Omar Rodríguez-López | American musician, producer, writer, actor and film director. [167] |
Oscar Isaac | Actor and musician. [208] |
Ovidie | French director, producer, journalist, writer, and a former feminist pornographic actress. [209] [210] |
Pete Wentz | Bassist, primary lyricist and backing vocalist for the band Fall Out Boy. [211] [212] |
Ray Cappo | Vocalist for the hardcore punk band Youth of Today. [213] |
Roger Miret | Vocalist for punk bands Agnostic Front, Roger Miret and the Disasters and The Alligators. [214] |
Sean Ingram | Musician and entrepreneur, frontman of metalcore band Coalesce. [215] |
Seth Rollins | Professional wrestler and actor currently signed to WWE. [216] [217] |
Shaun Lopez | Music producer, composer, and musician. [218] |
Steve Turner | Guitarist for the grunge band Mudhoney. [200] |
Vic Bondi | Singer and co-founder of political Chicago punk band Articles of Faith. [219][ better source needed] |
Vinnie Caruana | Vocalist for punk band The Movielife and indie band I Am the Avalanche. [220] [221] |
Walter Schreifels | Musician and producer of bands like Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits. [222] |
Zack de la Rocha | Lead vocalist for Rage Against the Machine. [223][ better source needed] |
Q: Are any of you guys (still) straight edge? And what do you think of the whole scene?
Aaron Bedard: Yeah me, Dilly [Aaron Dalbec], and Zach [Jordan] are still edge and have been since the jump. Our new bassist James Siboni also proudly flies the flag. [...]
[...] he says, having been straight-edge for a decade.
[...] I'm vegan/straightedge still [...]
[...] People know that I'm straightedge and I'm a Christian [...]
[...] I have now been straight edge for ten years.
[...] I'm hyper at night, it's weird I don't use drugs or drink alcohol. I'm very straight edge. [...]
It's been four years and five months and at the time, I was already transitioning to going vegan. I was a vegetarian from 2005-2007 and at the time we weren't making any money and we were on the road a lot.
I am straight edge. So I don't drink, smoke, and I have never tried a single drug.
Even tho I don't broadcast it anymore, yes I am still vegan and straight edge. [...]
Paul, Tommy, and I are the ones that are vegan and straightedge. I don't think any of the three of us have ever drunk or smoked or done drugs, [...]
[...] At forty-two, he is trim and fit, a vegan who has long forsworn drugs and alcohol. [...]
[...] I've been straight edge for 18 years now [...]
I'm straight-edge, so I've never understood how people can function with drugs and alcohol. [...]
[...] he opened his set discussing how he's been straight edge his entire life. Never a drink, never a drug [...]
[...] Howard ist in vielen belangen ein eher gelassener Typ, der seine Meinung nicht unbedingt jedem aufbindet, dass wird auch sehr deutlich wenn man auf das Thema Straight Edge zu sprechen kommt: Ich denke, dass es für mich das Richtige ist, wenn es für jemanden anders aussieht, dann ist das in Ordnung. [...] (Howard is in many respects a rather serene guy who does not necessarily tie his opinion to anyone, that is also very clear when the topic of straight edge comes: I think it's the right thing for me, if it looks different for someone, it's all right).
[...] This record [ Gomorrah's Season Ends] is responsible for why I'm still Straight Edge today. [...]
Sober at 18 (he remains straight-edge to this day) [...]
[...] I've been straightedge ever since I knew what that lifestyle was (I've never drank, smoked, done drugs, etc. in my life) [...]
I'm all about straight edge. That means I don't do drugs or drink. That's pretty important to me. [...]
I have been straight edge for more than half of my life; sixteen years and counting. [...] At age thirty-two I can safely say that straight edge will be a part of my existence until I draw my last breath.
[...] I'm still straight edge.
[...] I was straight-edge and many of my friends were, so it just made sense to include straight-edge characters. I don't wear Xs on my hands to shows anymore, but I've never had a drink, never used any drugs... [...]
I am a Vegan, Straight Edge Animal Rights. [...]
[Nick] I've been straight edge for 15 years.
[...] I'm straight-edge and I have been for years [...]
[...] For me I'm straight edge, I don't smoke cigarettes, don't drink or do drugs and that is definitely one of the things that keep me going, keep me sane.
[...] You may know Title Fight from their alter-ego, straight edge hardcore band Disengage, which features both Russin brothers and vocalist Shane Moran.
No, I'm not straight edge anymore. [...]
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Q: One last question, are you all still straight edge?
Dennis Lyxzén: Nej. Not anymore. [...]
In high school Derek was a "straight-edge punk" (looking back he's happy he didn't obtain the straight-edge tattoo) [...]
[...] I was straight-edge for 5 years and vegetarian for 11 years. Those are all things that I wouldn't change for the world, but they were times in my life where that made sense but now it's different. [...]
[...] I was totally straight edge until I was 31. I was in a psychedelic punk band where we didn't drink, smoke or take drugs! I only got into drugs when I felt sorted emotionally enough to deal with the effects and I had good magical reasons for doing so. [...]
[...] Zu der Zeit sang ich auch bei einer Hardcore-Band namens STATEMENT, wir waren beeinflusst von Straight Edge-Bands wie INSIDE OUT, JUDGE und so. Ich war damals auch selbst Straight Edge. [...]
[...] Ich weiß heute einen guten Drink hier und da zu schätzen, aber ich würde niemals das Trinken und den Punkrock zu GOVERNMENT ISSUE-Zeiten vermischen wollen. [...] (Today I appreciate a good drink here and there, but I would never want to mix drinking and punkrock at GOVERNMENT ISSUE times.)
I haven't put a drug in my body in over 17 years. Or smoked cigarettes. I have - on occasion - enjoyed a great glass of wine with a meal, a toast with a client or a cigar over a closed deal. If it gets in the way of living my life and earning a living, I can't be ham strung by the inability to have a drink. And I just got paid to model in a Japanese ad campaign for Lucky Strike. So, while I'm sure I fail the pure litmus test, the core values of the movement still live with me in a very real way every day.
[...] I'm not straight edge anymore [...]
[...] Die High-School-Party-Szene interessiert mich nicht. Ich bin straight-edge. Keine Drogen, keine Probleme, keine Verbrechen. Musik ist alles. (The high school party scene does not interest me. I'm straight-edge. No drugs, no problems, no crimes. Music is everything.)
[...] I do need one to three beers every night on a heavy training day, or else I'm not getting enough calories…
...had "Straight Edge" across my chest, which I was for nine and a half years...
Jeph Howard: Bert had a metal band called Cobra Kai. We knew he could scream nonstop the whole show, but he also had a good singing voice.
Bert McCracken: I started smoking pot and the straight-edge band I was in kicked me out. After that, I drifted away from music for a while and drugs became my everyday. Slowly from alcohol, then weed and cocaine to crystal methamphetamines. I got caught up in that world, living with some tweakers in a garage, and on and on and on.
Et en plus j'ai un mode de vie straight edge (And also I lead a straight edge lifestyle)
[...] I am straight-edge [...]
[...] I was a straight edge when I was a teenager [...]
Q: We know you're super heavy into CrossFit and into training but what's the guilty pleasure in regards to food on the road?
Seth Rollins: [...] I'll go find a local spot for a nice craft beer [...]
I was straight edge for about six months. Ian still is. God bless him for that. For everyone else, let's have a beer.
[...] I was a straight-edge kid for years and that was just a part of life. Being a hardcore kid in 1993 and on, that was really prevalent in the scene, and most of the people I knew were straight-edge because that was the fashion – I know it's not really a fashion, but that was the way it was, like 'Nobody drinks? I guess I don't drink.' As you grow up, you figure out your own way, [...]
This is a list of notable people who follow the straight edge lifestyle. Straight edge is a subculture and subgenre of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational/non-prescribed drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. [1] [2] For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a vegetarian or vegan diet, and not using caffeine or prescription drugs. [1]
Aaron Bedard | Lead singer of Bane. [3] |
Aaron Dalbec | Guitarist for Bane and Only Crime, former member of Converge. [3] |
Aaron North | Guitarist and was the co-founder and guitarist of punk band The Icarus Line, the lead guitarist of industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails, and vocalist/guitarist for Jubilee. [4] |
Alec Empire | German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. [5] |
Alejandro Aranda | American singer and songwriter, also known as Scarypoolparty. [6] |
Alissa White-Gluz | Canadian vocalist for Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, founding member and former vocalist of Canadian metalcore/melodic death metal band The Agonist. [7] [8] |
Andy Hurley | Drummer for American pop punk band Fall Out Boy. [9] |
Anthony Fantano | American music reviewer [10] |
Awsten Knight | Lead singer of the American multi genre rock band Waterparks [11] |
Beau Bokan | American singer best known as the frontman of post-hardcore band Blessthefall. [12] |
Ben Myers | English writer and journalist. [13] |
Bif Naked | Canadian award-winning, multi-platinum record selling rock singer, actress and motivational speaker. [14] |
Billie Eilish | American singer and songwriter. [15] |
Bobby Blood | Filmmaker, drummer for metalcore bands First Blood and Merauder. [16] |
Brett Ratner | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, and music video director. [17] |
Brody King | Professional wrestler and vocalist for hardcore band God's Hate. [18] |
C. J. Wilson | Former professional baseball pitcher. [19] |
Carah Faye Charnow | Vocalist for indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. [20] |
Chad Gilbert | Founder, lead guitarist and backing vocalist for punk rock band New Found Glory. [21] |
Chris Motionless | Lead singer, founder and frontman of Scranton-based
heavy metal band
Motionless in White. Claims to have been straight edge from an early age.
[22]
Was vegetarian from 2005 to 2007, becoming vegan in 2016. [23] |
Christy Mack | Nude model, feature dancer, and former pornographic actress. [24] |
CM Punk | Professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. [25][ better source needed] |
Curtis Lepore | Bass player and Vegan Athlete. [26] |
Dan Askew | Founder of Second Nature Recordings. [27] |
Dan Briggs | Bassist for progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. [28] [29] |
Dan "Soupy" Campbell | Lead singer for pop punk band The Wonder Years. [30] |
Danny Wylde | Writer, musician, filmmaker, and a former pornographic actor. [31][ better source needed] |
Dan Smith | New Zealander tattooist and musician, founder of the rock band The Dear & Departed. [32] |
Daniel Andreas San Diego | American domestic terrorist and animal liberationist. [33] |
Darby Allin | American professional wrestler. [34] |
Dave Peters | Vocalist for groove metal band Throwdown. [35] [36] |
Davey Havok | Lead vocalist for punk rock band AFI. [37] |
Denzel Curry | American rapper, singer, and songwriter. [38] |
Derek Youngsma | American drummer for the metalcore band Bleeding Through. [39] |
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein | Guitarist for the horror punk band the Misfits. [8] |
Duncan Patterson | Musician known for his work in Anathema and Antimatter. [40][ better source needed] |
Elgin James | American filmmaker, musician, founder of the street gang Friends Stand United. [41] |
Fred Mascherino | Lead vocalist and guitarist of the band The Color Fred. Former guitarist and vocalist of the bands Taking Back Sunday and Breaking Pangaea. [42] |
Front Porch Step | Pseudonymous of Jake Mcelfresh, acoustic and pop rock musician. [43] |
Gabriel Kuhn | Political writer and translator. Author of the book Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics. [44] |
Gail Greenwood | Bassist for bands like Belly and L7. [45] |
George Stroumboulopoulos | Canadian television and radio personality. [46] |
Glen E. Friedman | Photographer, artist and political activist. [47] [48] |
Greg Graffin | Musician, college lecturer, and author mostly known for the band Bad Religion. [49] |
Hal Sparks | Actor, comedian, musician and television personality. [50] |
Hanson | Professional wrestler. [51] |
Howard Jones | Former vocalist for the metal bands Killswitch Engage and Blood Has Been Shed, current vocalist for Devil You Know. [52] |
Ian MacKaye | Frontman of post-hardcore band Fugazi and of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. [53] |
J Mascis | Singer, guitarist and main songwriter of alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. [54] [55] |
Jacob Bannon | Vocalist, lyricist, and graphic artist for the American metalcore band Converge. [56] |
Jade Puget | Lead guitarist for punk rock band AFI. [57] |
James Hart | Lead vocalist for hardcore/metalcore band Eighteen Visions and Burn Halo. [58] |
Jamie Thomas | Skateboarder and owner and founder of Zero Skateboards. [59] |
Jason Shrout | Drummer for multiple bands as Eighteen Visions and Trial. [60] |
Jeff Tuttle | Musician and filmmaker, former guitarist of mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan. [61] |
Jeremy Bolm | Vocalist of post hardcore band Touché Amoré. [62] |
Jeremy McKinnon | Vocalist of metalcore band A Day to Remember. [63] |
Jim Norton | American comedian and actor. [64] |
Jim Smallman | British stand-up comedian, wrestling promoter, radio presenter and voiceover artist. [65] |
Jinder Mahal | Professional wrestler. [66] |
Joe Mulherin | Musician who performs under the name Nothing,Nowhere and filmmaker. [67] |
Joe Principe | Founder, bassist and backing vocalist for the punk rock band Rise Against. [68] |
John 5 | Former lead guitarist of Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, and The David Lee Roth Band, current lead guitarist for Mötley Crüe and L.A. Rats [69] [70] [71] |
John Pettibone | Former vocalist for hardcore band Undertow, currently vocalist for The Vows. [72] [73] |
John Porcelly | Musician for the American 1980s and 1990s hardcore bands Project X, Youth of Today, Judge and Shelter. [74] |
Jona Weinhofen | Lead guitarist for Australian melodic metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen. [75] [76] |
Jonathan Pollak | Israeli activist against the Israeli West Bank barrier. [77] |
Jonathan Vigil | Vocalist and founding member of metalcore band The Ghost Inside. [78][ better source needed] |
Jonny McBee | Founding member for experimental band The Browning and former singer for As Blood Runs Black. [79] |
JT Woodruff | Vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Hawthorne Heights. [80] |
Justin Beck | Musician and businessman, guitarist for Glassjaw. [81][ better source needed] [82] |
Justin Lee Brannan | Founder of hardcore band Indecision. [83][ better source needed] [84] |
Karl Buechner | Metalcore musician, vocalist for bands Earth Crisis, Freya and Path of Resistance. [85] [86] |
Kaskade | American DJ, record producer and remixer. [87] |
Keiji Haino | Japanese musician. |
Kenny Omega | Canadian professional wrestler. [88] |
Kent McClard | Record label owner and zine publisher from Goleta, California. [89] |
Kevin Tucker | Anarcho-primitivist writer and speaker, musician for death metal band Peregrine. [90][ better source needed] |
Kimya Dawson | Singer-songwriter, best known as a solo performer and as one half of The Moldy Peaches. [91] |
Kurt Ballou | Musician and producer, best known as the guitarist from Converge. [56] |
Lee Chung-Yong | South Korean professional soccer player. [92] |
Liam Cormier | Lead vocalist of metalcore band Cancer Bats and metal supergroup AxeWound. [93] [94] |
Mat Bruso | Vocalist for hardcore punk band Bury Your Dead. [95] [96] |
Matt Capiccioni (M-Dogg 20) | Professional wrestler, better known by his ring names M-Dogg 20 and Matt Cross. [97] [98] |
Matt Fox | Lead guitarist for American hardcore punk band Shai Hulud. [99] |
Matt Jackson | Professional wrestler, member of The Young Bucks. [100] |
Mat Kerekes | Musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Citizen. [101] |
Matt Mentley | Bassist for groove metal band Throwdown. [102] |
Matt Pizzolo | Award-winning film director, screenwriter, producer, comic book writer, playwright and entrepreneur. [103][ better source needed] |
Matt Saincome | Journalist and satirist. [104] |
MC Lars | American post-punk laptop rapper. [105] [106] |
Merzbow | Japanese noise musician. [107] |
Michael Crafter | Australian vocalist for metalcore and hardcore bands such as I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian, Bury Your Dead and Confession. [108] |
MickDeth (Mick Morris) | Former bassist for alternative metal band Eighteen Visions.[ citation needed] [109] |
Mike Lewis | Rhythm guitarist for the former Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets and currently No Devotion. [110] |
Moshe Kasher | Stand-up comedian, writer, and actor based in Los Angeles. [111] |
My Summer as a Salvation Soldier | Pseudonym of Þórir Georg Jónsson, Icelandic singer-songwriter. [112] |
Nate Newton | Musician, member of the hardcore and metal bands Converge, Cavalera Conspiracy, Old Man Gloom, Doomriders and Jesuit. [113][ better source needed] [114] |
Nick Jackson | Professional wrestler, member of The Young Bucks. [115] |
Nick Jett | Drummer for hardcore punk band Terror. [116] |
Noah Kin | Finnish- Nigerian alternative rapper and producer. [117] |
Noah Levine | American Buddhist teacher. [118] |
Palmer Luckey | American entrepreneur, founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift. [119] |
Pandie James | New Zealand-born writer, actress and producer. [120] |
Patty Walters | Lead vocalist for the British rock band As It Is and YouTuber. [121] [122] |
Paul Baribeau | Folk punk singer. [91] [123] |
Paul Koehler | Drummer and founding member of Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein. [124][ better source needed] |
Paul Waggoner | Guitarist for progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. [29] [125] |
Penn Jillette | Magician, comedian, actor and best-selling author. [126] |
Pete Kowalsky | Lead vocalist for hardcore punk band Remembering Never and former for Bishop. [127] [128] |
Peter Daniel Young | American animal rights activist. [129] |
Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri | Frontman and leader of hardcore punk band Warzone. He became straight edge after years of alcohol and drug use. [130] |
Raymond Rowe | Professional wrestler. [51] [131] |
Russ Rankin | Singer for punk rock band Good Riddance. [132] |
Sage Francis | Rapper and spoken word poet. [133] |
Shannon Lucas | Former drummer for bands The Black Dahlia Murder and All That Remains. [134] |
Showyousuck | Rapper. [135] |
Sibylle Berg | German-Swiss author and playwright. [136] |
Soko | French indie pop singer-songwriter. [137] |
Steve Aoki | Electro house musician, record producer, and music executive. [138][ better source needed] [139] |
Stick to Your Guns | Hardcore punk band formed in 2003. All its members follow a straight edge lifestyle. [140] |
Tarjei Strøm | Drummer for the Norwegian bands Datarock and Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band. [141] |
Tecia Torres | Puerto Rican-American mixed martial artist. [142] |
Tim McIlrath | Founder, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and lead vocalist for the American punk rock band Rise Against. [143] |
Title Fight | Rock band formed in 2003. All members, Jamie Rhoden, Ned Russin, Shane Moran and Ben Russin, follow a straight edge lifestyle [144] and the last three are in the straight edge band Disengage. [145] |
Toby Morse | Musician and motivational speaker, best known as the vocalist for punk rock band H2O. [146] |
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. | Vocalist and keyboard player of progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. [28] [29] |
Tuomas Saukkonen | Multi instrumentalist and founder of the former Finnish extreme metal band Before the Dawn. [147] |
Tyler, The Creator | American rapper, producer/actor in the Adult Swim comedy show Loiter Squad, and co-founder of alternative hip-hop group Odd Future. [148] [149] [150] |
UltraMantis Black | Former professional wrestler and current musician. [151] |
Vince Staples | American rapper. [152] |
Vincent Bennett | Vocalist and only remaining founding member of deathcore band The Acacia Strain and Cockpunch!. [153] |
Walt Flanagan | Podcaster and comic book artist. |
Wesley Eisold | Musician, poet and author. He records music under the name Cold Cave. [154] [155] |
Yishai Romanoff | Founder and lead singer of the Hasidic hardcore punk band Moshiach Oi!. [156][ better source needed] |
Zach Blair | Lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the punk rock band Rise Against. [157][ better source needed] |
Zerocalcare | Italian cartoonist. [158] |
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Aaron Bruno | Vocalist and founder for electronic rock band Awolnation. [159] |
Adam Dutkiewicz | Guitarist for metalcore band Killswitch Engage. [160] |
Alex Garcia-Rivera | Drummer. [155] |
Alexander Tucker | English musician. [161] |
Barney Greenway | Vocalist for extreme metal band Napalm Death. [162] [163] |
Bradley Soileau | Model, DJ, producer, and designer. [164][ better source needed] |
Brandan Schieppati | Vocalist for metalcore band Bleeding Through and former guitarist for metalcore/ groove metal band Throwdown [165] |
Cedric Bixler-Zavala | Vocalist for rock bands The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, and Antemasque. [166] [167][ better source needed] |
Chris Wollard | Singer and guitarist for the punk rock band Hot Water Music. [168] |
Damian Abraham | Vocalist for hardcore punk band Fucked Up. [169] |
Dan Marsala | Lead vocalist for the band Story of the Year. [170] |
Dana DeArmond | American pornographic actress and director. [171] |
Daniel O'Sullivan | English musician. [161] |
Daryl Palumbo | Lead vocalist for Glassjaw and Head Automatica. [172] |
Dave Smalley | Singer for the hardcore punk bands DYS, Dag Nasty, All, and Down by Law. [173] |
Dennis Lyxzén | Lead vocalist for Swedish hardcore punk band Refused. [174] |
Derek Brown | Entrepreneur, writer and mixologist. [175] |
Derrick Green | Singer of Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. [176][ better source needed] |
Drew Daniel | Electronic musician and English professor, member of Matmos and The Soft Pink Truth. [177] |
Dominic Landolina | Guitarist for the bands Code Orange and Adventures. [178] |
Dwid Hellion | Vocalist and founder of hardcore punk band Integrity. [179] [180] |
Erik Petersen | Founder of the DIY anarcho-punk band Mischief Brew. [181] |
Frank Carter | Vocalist formerly of Gallows and Pure Love, now of Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes. [182] [183][ better source needed] |
Frank Turner | Solo artist and former singer with Million Dead. [184] |
Grant Morrison | Scottish comic book writer, playwright, and occultist. [185][ better source needed] |
Greg Anderson | American musician, co-founder of Southern Lord Records. [186] [187] |
Harley Flanagan | Founding member and former bassist of the crossover thrash band Cro-Mags. [188] |
J. R. Hayes | Vocalist for grindcore band Pig Destroyer. [189] |
Jamie Bissonnette | Chef. [190] |
Jocko Willink | Retired Navy Seal and podcast host. [191] |
Jonah Ray | American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. [192] |
John Stabb | Punk rock vocalist and frontman, best known as the founding member of Government Issue. [193] |
Jonathan Anastas | Bassist for hardcore punk bands DYS and Slapshot. [194] |
Justin Young | English musician, lead singer and guitarist of indie rock band The Vaccines. [195] |
Keith Buckley | Vocalist and lyricist of the metalcore band Every Time I Die. [196] |
Kim Jones | English fashion designer. [197] |
Kim Schifino | Drummer of the indie dance duo Matt and Kim. [198] |
Lil Yachty | American rapper. [199] |
Mark Arm | Vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. [200] |
Matt Heafy | Guitarist and lead vocalist of heavy metal band Trivium. [201] [202] |
Mike Hranica | Vocalist for metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. [203] |
Mike Schleibaum | Guitarist for melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. [204] |
Mitch Lucker | Former vocalist for deathcore band Suicide Silence. [205] |
Bert McCracken | Vocalist for the Used. [206] |
Moby | Singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer. [207] |
Omar Rodríguez-López | American musician, producer, writer, actor and film director. [167] |
Oscar Isaac | Actor and musician. [208] |
Ovidie | French director, producer, journalist, writer, and a former feminist pornographic actress. [209] [210] |
Pete Wentz | Bassist, primary lyricist and backing vocalist for the band Fall Out Boy. [211] [212] |
Ray Cappo | Vocalist for the hardcore punk band Youth of Today. [213] |
Roger Miret | Vocalist for punk bands Agnostic Front, Roger Miret and the Disasters and The Alligators. [214] |
Sean Ingram | Musician and entrepreneur, frontman of metalcore band Coalesce. [215] |
Seth Rollins | Professional wrestler and actor currently signed to WWE. [216] [217] |
Shaun Lopez | Music producer, composer, and musician. [218] |
Steve Turner | Guitarist for the grunge band Mudhoney. [200] |
Vic Bondi | Singer and co-founder of political Chicago punk band Articles of Faith. [219][ better source needed] |
Vinnie Caruana | Vocalist for punk band The Movielife and indie band I Am the Avalanche. [220] [221] |
Walter Schreifels | Musician and producer of bands like Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits. [222] |
Zack de la Rocha | Lead vocalist for Rage Against the Machine. [223][ better source needed] |
Q: Are any of you guys (still) straight edge? And what do you think of the whole scene?
Aaron Bedard: Yeah me, Dilly [Aaron Dalbec], and Zach [Jordan] are still edge and have been since the jump. Our new bassist James Siboni also proudly flies the flag. [...]
[...] he says, having been straight-edge for a decade.
[...] I'm vegan/straightedge still [...]
[...] People know that I'm straightedge and I'm a Christian [...]
[...] I have now been straight edge for ten years.
[...] I'm hyper at night, it's weird I don't use drugs or drink alcohol. I'm very straight edge. [...]
It's been four years and five months and at the time, I was already transitioning to going vegan. I was a vegetarian from 2005-2007 and at the time we weren't making any money and we were on the road a lot.
I am straight edge. So I don't drink, smoke, and I have never tried a single drug.
Even tho I don't broadcast it anymore, yes I am still vegan and straight edge. [...]
Paul, Tommy, and I are the ones that are vegan and straightedge. I don't think any of the three of us have ever drunk or smoked or done drugs, [...]
[...] At forty-two, he is trim and fit, a vegan who has long forsworn drugs and alcohol. [...]
[...] I've been straight edge for 18 years now [...]
I'm straight-edge, so I've never understood how people can function with drugs and alcohol. [...]
[...] he opened his set discussing how he's been straight edge his entire life. Never a drink, never a drug [...]
[...] Howard ist in vielen belangen ein eher gelassener Typ, der seine Meinung nicht unbedingt jedem aufbindet, dass wird auch sehr deutlich wenn man auf das Thema Straight Edge zu sprechen kommt: Ich denke, dass es für mich das Richtige ist, wenn es für jemanden anders aussieht, dann ist das in Ordnung. [...] (Howard is in many respects a rather serene guy who does not necessarily tie his opinion to anyone, that is also very clear when the topic of straight edge comes: I think it's the right thing for me, if it looks different for someone, it's all right).
[...] This record [ Gomorrah's Season Ends] is responsible for why I'm still Straight Edge today. [...]
Sober at 18 (he remains straight-edge to this day) [...]
[...] I've been straightedge ever since I knew what that lifestyle was (I've never drank, smoked, done drugs, etc. in my life) [...]
I'm all about straight edge. That means I don't do drugs or drink. That's pretty important to me. [...]
I have been straight edge for more than half of my life; sixteen years and counting. [...] At age thirty-two I can safely say that straight edge will be a part of my existence until I draw my last breath.
[...] I'm still straight edge.
[...] I was straight-edge and many of my friends were, so it just made sense to include straight-edge characters. I don't wear Xs on my hands to shows anymore, but I've never had a drink, never used any drugs... [...]
I am a Vegan, Straight Edge Animal Rights. [...]
[Nick] I've been straight edge for 15 years.
[...] I'm straight-edge and I have been for years [...]
[...] For me I'm straight edge, I don't smoke cigarettes, don't drink or do drugs and that is definitely one of the things that keep me going, keep me sane.
[...] You may know Title Fight from their alter-ego, straight edge hardcore band Disengage, which features both Russin brothers and vocalist Shane Moran.
No, I'm not straight edge anymore. [...]
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Q: One last question, are you all still straight edge?
Dennis Lyxzén: Nej. Not anymore. [...]
In high school Derek was a "straight-edge punk" (looking back he's happy he didn't obtain the straight-edge tattoo) [...]
[...] I was straight-edge for 5 years and vegetarian for 11 years. Those are all things that I wouldn't change for the world, but they were times in my life where that made sense but now it's different. [...]
[...] I was totally straight edge until I was 31. I was in a psychedelic punk band where we didn't drink, smoke or take drugs! I only got into drugs when I felt sorted emotionally enough to deal with the effects and I had good magical reasons for doing so. [...]
[...] Zu der Zeit sang ich auch bei einer Hardcore-Band namens STATEMENT, wir waren beeinflusst von Straight Edge-Bands wie INSIDE OUT, JUDGE und so. Ich war damals auch selbst Straight Edge. [...]
[...] Ich weiß heute einen guten Drink hier und da zu schätzen, aber ich würde niemals das Trinken und den Punkrock zu GOVERNMENT ISSUE-Zeiten vermischen wollen. [...] (Today I appreciate a good drink here and there, but I would never want to mix drinking and punkrock at GOVERNMENT ISSUE times.)
I haven't put a drug in my body in over 17 years. Or smoked cigarettes. I have - on occasion - enjoyed a great glass of wine with a meal, a toast with a client or a cigar over a closed deal. If it gets in the way of living my life and earning a living, I can't be ham strung by the inability to have a drink. And I just got paid to model in a Japanese ad campaign for Lucky Strike. So, while I'm sure I fail the pure litmus test, the core values of the movement still live with me in a very real way every day.
[...] I'm not straight edge anymore [...]
[...] Die High-School-Party-Szene interessiert mich nicht. Ich bin straight-edge. Keine Drogen, keine Probleme, keine Verbrechen. Musik ist alles. (The high school party scene does not interest me. I'm straight-edge. No drugs, no problems, no crimes. Music is everything.)
[...] I do need one to three beers every night on a heavy training day, or else I'm not getting enough calories…
...had "Straight Edge" across my chest, which I was for nine and a half years...
Jeph Howard: Bert had a metal band called Cobra Kai. We knew he could scream nonstop the whole show, but he also had a good singing voice.
Bert McCracken: I started smoking pot and the straight-edge band I was in kicked me out. After that, I drifted away from music for a while and drugs became my everyday. Slowly from alcohol, then weed and cocaine to crystal methamphetamines. I got caught up in that world, living with some tweakers in a garage, and on and on and on.
Et en plus j'ai un mode de vie straight edge (And also I lead a straight edge lifestyle)
[...] I am straight-edge [...]
[...] I was a straight edge when I was a teenager [...]
Q: We know you're super heavy into CrossFit and into training but what's the guilty pleasure in regards to food on the road?
Seth Rollins: [...] I'll go find a local spot for a nice craft beer [...]
I was straight edge for about six months. Ian still is. God bless him for that. For everyone else, let's have a beer.
[...] I was a straight-edge kid for years and that was just a part of life. Being a hardcore kid in 1993 and on, that was really prevalent in the scene, and most of the people I knew were straight-edge because that was the fashion – I know it's not really a fashion, but that was the way it was, like 'Nobody drinks? I guess I don't drink.' As you grow up, you figure out your own way, [...]