Six Pack: Austin Carlile on Of Mice & Men, life and loss 

Six Pack: Austin Carlile on Of Mice & Men, life and loss

The Of Mice & Men vocalist addresses the darker aspects of life...

This is Six Pack, our mini compendium of the informative or the quirkier aspects of rock music. This week, week, Of Mice & Men's Austin Carlile reflects on his period of homelessness, connecting with the fans and coming face to face with his childhood bully...

“If my mom hadn’t died, then Of Mice And Men wouldn’t be happening. I would not be in California, I would not be doing music. There would be no Rachels and Simons and Caitlins and all the kids I have come into contact with whose lives have drastically changed because of this band. It would be selfish of me to wish that my mom was back because I don’t – she’s happier now than she would ever have been. Everything happens for a reason.

“When something happens to you, there’s no use in going back to it and complaining or getting upset. There’s no sense going back and opening wounds. If it already happened, you need to focus on the solution and how to fix it. Because there’s nothing you can do about it. It took me three years to figure that out.”

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