In the fall of 2008, the band got signed to their first ever major-label, Virgin Records. I took things for granted.” Mainstream success: 2008-present So the song is about how you should have savored those moments. “Before I moved, everything was gloomy and depressing but, as a kid, your only concern was what you were going to be for Halloween or get for Christmas. For instance, “All Falls Down” is about Rick’s headspace before he left Bristol Township which is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My songs are about true situations.” That’s reflected in their album. As a songwriter,” Rick continues, “I’m very emotional, I put myself in people’s shoes a lot and live vicariously. The band name emerged from the sad stories behind the ‘Way’ they lived at the Adelita-Adelitas Way. “I chatted with one girl, questioning why she was living this life? And I wrote a song about it. “There were a bunch of young, really pretty girls and I realized it was basically a brothel,” explains Rick. Freaked out, the friends went to the first bar they saw in Tijuana to have a beer and calm their nerves. The cops saw that Rick had no money on him so, they mugged him and took off. Corrupt cops robbed his friend, but Rick stowed 20 bucks away in his sock when he witnessed the robbery. During a road trip to Los Angeles, California, Rick and a buddy took a detour to San Diego, California, and when Rick woke up from a nap in the back of the van, the two were getting arrested in Mexico. The band was formed in 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada by lead vocalist Rick DeJesus, lead guitarist Chris Iorio and drummer Trevor Stafford. 1.1 Formation and early years: 2005-2008īand history Formation and early years: 2005-2008.
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