Max Bemis - Half of Us - Darkest Hour - Part 3

[bethe4123]

best.album.ever

[boxofficedeath]

This is fucking ecstasy is about this whole experience o.0 kinda trippy...

[jedimaster1114]

@roscoerocks9 No ones laughing at your offense to homosexuals, you make me sick.

[roscoerocks9]

I wanna fuck him so hard right now. I'm a dude.

[justinefghi]

There is a plethora of reasons why Max Bemis is an amazing lyricist.

[coullmusic]

he thought he was going to be executed....that's ruff 

[skiesxfallxdown]

this is by far... the coolest interview ive ever seen

[TheDaughterOfSparda]

This man....He has inspired me so much. But wow, I feel really bad for him. But hey, he created some of the best master pieces out there. :) I. Love. Max. Bemis. <3

[xxxwhateverrr]

He makes me rethink everything.

[levismf10]

That was the most mindless bullshit I've ever heard.

[breaRiot]

@Valladega You really just need to get your head out of your bigot, racist ass. Take your hatred somewhere else, bro. No one wants your highly unintellectual words here.

[carlos41791]

He is my favorite artist by far!!

[carlos41791]

He is my hero!

[sumdude23]

He's been an idol of mine since I was 13 years old, his music alleviated aspects of my depression. Max Bemis you are my hero!

[Valladega]

Big round headed tongue sticking out jew.

[treflip3601]

@Valladega fuck you

[carlos41791]

@Valladega Wow dude...really?

[manchildisfag]

@Valladega Seriously.

You seriously just fucking said that.

Seriously.

Have you ever listened to Say Anything?

Cemetery, Vexed, Ahh...Men, Belt?

Any of those songs ring a bell?

Max Bemis is a fucking genius.

Literally one of the best lyricists I know.

You deserve to have your dick stretched and shoved into your ass for saying something that unbelievably stupid.

[jiarb]

@manchildisfag He's just a troll. Don't let it get to you.

[Yanickmenchaca]

who beat up max bemis? i'll kill their soul...

[cyborg01alpha]

Poor guy....... I'd hug him :(

[TheChrisDahl]

@cyborg01alpha i got to hug him :)

[glamourcheckx]

my brother went through the same exact thing. he though i was an 'actor' and my mom wasn't really his mom. i'm glad to see someone elses story (famous or not) to know that my brother is going to be okay.

[invadergrr12345]

Hmm it sounds like every single one of these small interviews has the line "smoking tons and tons of pot"

[welitheskyonfire]

WHAT THE FUCK. I feel like this video just explained my entire life down to the last detail.

[goatyboy2007]

i've been thru similar experiences.., bipolar can be very scary when you have paranoid lows

[alexdevries3]

He really does have bipolar disorder, the drugs just made it worse.

[alexdevries3]

He really has bipolar, the drugs just made it worst.

[kikoualoe808]

supposedly yes he really is bipolar

[quinlynnes]

his voice is exactly like his singing voice

[chiangela]

SA has been my favorite band for a few years now and I just recently read/researched in depth of Max's breakdown. This man is so inspirational and talented in so many ways, and this interview made me respect him much more. People living with mental disorders are stigmatized in such a negative light, so I can imagine how hard it is to talk about it. Watching this has been a very cathartic experience for me. Truman Show-like episodes have also happened to me. I honestly thought I was the only one.

[ionlydrinkwater]

this is crazy.

ive felt this way before like exactly.

[bcol89]

OMG I have had these exacts feelings before it's so good to hear them come from someone I respect so much and see him pull through in an amazing way he's my hero and my idol:)

[hiimfamous]

hero.

[edgpanda]

maybe this explains why the album is called "Is A Real Boy"

[davetoporek]

I think that his experience was surreal, but because of his overall view of life that has evolved since birth that him and other people have mistaken it for unnatural or "bipolar". Overall it was still a lesson that he learned from, no matter how bizzare it was, and that is what's important.

[FS7able]

He's my idol too... I've watched this about 14 times now, I just love this guy. His music just speaks to me and this Half of Us thing had a great impact on me... I don't know, I just identify so much with the things he talks about in his songs and with his weird ideas it's almost scary...

I even think I might be bipolar, I've done some tests and they all pointed all that there is a high-ish probability that I'm bipolar I or II... nothing official. I'd have to go to a doctor to find out.

[ccrraazzyypoop]

damn...max talks about the realest topics that people are scared to talk about. I'm glad that he got to write and record his records.

[starkandarcadia]

Good thing he got to make his masterpiece...

...Is a Real Boy is truly something to be proud of.

[vampgirl95]

so is jv, baseball, and pretty much anyone of his songs.

[skyck21]

God Max! Your making me cry. I'm so glad he's happy now. I hope him and Sherri live happily together forever.

[LittleKK006]

Max Bemis is my biggest hero!

[UrSooperJealous]

He's such a cool guy... I'd sell my soul on the black market just to give this man a hug and sit down with him until I'm convinced that he knows exactly how AMAZING he is. My fucking hero <3

[blg00]

is he like holding back tears?

[tomharding]

I don't blame the guy if he was, sounds like he went through some very heavy trauma.

[ojennzrofskyg]

... max is amazing. there's no doubt about it. & he connects to SO many of us on so many different levels.

[UncontroledNightmare]

It's great how he turned out, really, but I hope that everyone watching this can understand that you're not gonna be this lucky.

He has his band, its his life, his job. What if you cant have a band when you drop out of collage? What if youre just continuously using drugs and groping for money at every corner.

I admire him, many others do, but the ending is not always this pretty. But you don't...no..You CANT hear from those people. And many people watching this, aren't even near the ending

[helena445]

thats the most discouraging thing ive ever read ;D are you happy with ur life man?

you sound frustrated.

[UncontroledNightmare]

Sadly I'm not, and I'm not saying all people turn out this way... What I'm trying to say: Don't continue until you end up in a psychosis.

My mother found a week ago that I was self medicating, my girlfriend broke up with me, and I collapsed on my first test day on my job. Luckily my mum felt sorry for me and now I'm on medicine and stuff.

I'm just saying: Don't wait it out, try to take action, because one way or another: It's not gonna end pretty. And I've gotten lucky :).

[helena445]

sure, i think we mean the same thing anyway :)

all people have to work for their own luck. nobody can watch this and believe fortune will give them the happy ending just like this.

but i didnt feel like the video was promoting this kind of thinking...

[UncontroledNightmare]

Naa but so many people are like "He's my idol!"...Which is nice...but unless you have a succesful band, you're not getting out of your drug (ab)use the same way as he did, and that's what I'm trying to say ;o. If Youtube would only allow me to write with more than ~500 letters, I could explain myself a lot better ^^. Anywho, one way or another, self medication will have to stop and for the people out there still doing it - chose the best way (xD oh so cliché). But you know what I mean :P.

[22222422222]

Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay...Its not the end. Smile.

You'll get through all of this.

[wildboer]

It's pretty amazing to hear someone like Max Bemis explain the throws of mental illness, it's not all the time that someone can give such a clear and accurate description like this.

[jcnaples]

does anyone else notice how max's right ear is bigger than his left?

[ProudAtheist90]

no its not lol...what u are seeing is a common optical illusion,,pause the vid when both ears are on screen...the right ear is lit up from the light..the other ear is in the shade..which makes the optical illusion that one ear is bigger than the other

[spdrmnamzng]

i know how that is. the medicine kinda helps. its not that bad. i usually don't take it. i just smoke instead. it helps a lot more. max bemis is my hero for real though. he knows how it is.

[illinothing]

I relate to him more than anyone could ever know. What he's speaking of are paranoid delusions. The psychosis of mania.

[firestarter06]

i too, brother/sister.

i am going through it at the moment and i've refused to take brain altering medication

[julietdays]

reminds me of requiem for a dream for some reason ):

[nerdtasticaldes]

I think that Truman show thing like everyday! Hahaha.

[ercwlkr92]

which album is he talking about, baseball or is a real boy?

[jaimemariexo]

is a real boy

[TRUTHRAPPER]

That was a masterpiece

[bassownz]

why didnt you put these into the same video?

[jiarb]

Because the original videos were broken up and together they would have exceeded the time limit anyways.

[heartWDM27]

He never fails to amaze me

Max Bemis is my hero, and I bet hes a lot of you people's hero.

I dont know how to explain. Im at a loss of words. Max Bemis is...a genius. ugh...Idk. Im done. [[:

[n0rric]

Seconded

[heartWDM27]

[:

I was just gonna put a smiley face but it said the comment was too short. Haha. But yes, *smiley*

[CrazyAwsumScreamoEmo]

Holy Shit dude you were high and freaking out from your bipolar disorder at the same time, dude holy shit if that happened to me I probably wouldve accidently killed myself

[CrazyAwsumScreamoEmo]

Hes so funny, and honest hes just so funny hes a good guy to

[BemisChild1]

lol yes i do still think weed is a harmless plant...abuse it and yeah it can bite you in the ass but idk, i like smokin a little dro every once in a while and playin guitar all day. not like i rely on it to be happy, more like rely on it rarely when im in an extreme state of boredom...

[MusicOfCavemen]

This is where real music comes from...pain.

Not this bullshit bubblegum pop, not stupid ass hip-hop (I don't mean all hip-hop, just the stupid, empty stuff that's been popular here lately).

I can empathize with Max, I've been there, and I hope he's doing better now.

[stefanifansam]

I have almost no emotion but if i did, i would cry then kill myself. Hard to explain the rest... ya know...

[biosinigrate]

...is a real boy is a masterpeice.

[maggierocks]

Fucking hero

[01textbook10]

This really touched my heart, deeply. I have a friend who's struggling with weed and I try to help him but nothing works :(

I just hope he doesn't breakdown before he realizes how intensely this is affecting his life.

[ozzymanni4]

still think weed is just a harmless plant kids? for people like max and myself with a predisposition to mental illness it can really ruin your life.

[drivepro]

i love this guy. hope he is doing well

[CMlovesSonny]

he reminds me of myself so much.

[CelesteLovesYou]

Oh my god i feel so bad for him.

Hes not preaching emptiness to us. hes showing us out there who feel exactly like him that were not alone.

Is a real boy saved my life for that reason and max bemis is an utter guniess

[fuzmeister]

When I saw them in 2005, he was a real dick. It was probably due to his mental illness, but I really thought he was a jerk at the time.

[Schepsel]

God.. I never knew.

[theperksofbeingsarah]

After watching this, I feel so so so bad. I just want to give him a big hug and express as much sympathy as I can.

[onetwothreebri]

that must be so scary to be thinking that and stuff. my dads bipolar. he gets angry and abusive.

[ButThatBelt]

Oh and also, in the whole. This is what makes Is A Real Boy such a truly amazing record.

[ButThatBelt]

I love this interview. He is such an interesting, sick and beautiful person. I can not even begin to express my ideas and views about this.

I just want to sit down and talk to him for 6 hours about all of this.

What an amazing person.

[emilym693]

i know me too, im just getting into say anything. max sounds like such a rad guy it makes me wanna go listen to is a real boy and just think about the lyrics haha.

[KWCecelia]

"discovered that my life was just a record they performed."

[abierawr]

max bemis is the second comming

[Oubersnout]

i feel really bad for bipolar people, but really get bothered by them, especially since i dated a bipolar girl and she basically turned me bipolar. (this was before i knew she was bipolar) i just wanted to help her so much and make her feel better. and when i found out i couldn't no matter how hard i tried. it made me feel completely worthless. not to mention her promiscuous lifestyle she hid from me and the rest of the world, contributed to making me feel worthless.

[jasonroxorz]

haha i know the feeling... fuckin blows.

[ihateguitarists]

max wrote way better on drugs.

[jiarb]

Kind of true. lol

[weneverplanned1]

he is my idol when it comes to music.

[flyingsteve07]

why does everyone love max so much...it's like, dude, the music is so freaking good, the guitarist is mad crazy, and that drummer...MAAAN!!! everyone else is good too. all max does is sing his problems out.

[heinouslakroga]

maybe everyone likes max because he writes all the songs. and all the music. ...is a real boy was Max on every instrument except drums. max is say anything.

[flyingsteve07]

are you being sarcastic when you say, "maybe..."?

[heinouslak]

Maybe.

[RSanguine]

He writes all the songs...he's been called a prodigy...he's just amazing.

how can you not love him?

[nightbearer]

STFU OR GTFO.

Max Bemis is a hero. He writes lyrics dark and deep and unimaginable.

I'd like to see you try to write and sing AND PERFORM as well as he does.

I saw him on the 29th November and he gave it his all to a room of just 200 people, he didn't put on a shitty performance, everything was in key, he connected in a great way to the audience, and delivered in every attribute.

Max Bemis for the fucking win.

[weneverplanned1]

wow. you are stupid. max writes everything. he records everything except drums and bass. he knows how to play all though.

do not speak if you don't know anything.

[eilzomalzo]

well he's not going to sing his problems in, is he?

[luner1313]

@flyingsteve07 he didnt just sing his problems out. he played guitar and bass while singing his problems out. if you have ever listened to music and the lyrics, 90% of all songs is about someone singing about his problems, life, friends, family, something close to them. everyone else in the band is good but that say anything is nothing without him. hell they cancelled 3 shows on a tour because of those problems he sings about.

[stephx1984x]

ugh I know what its like to live through bi-polar

[iitsjessiiebabii]

i fucking love him. <3.

[brokenangel1982]

Wow, just wow. Clearly my hero for a reason.

[grashstain]

homo

[BeautifulDerek]

"Man, you in here for some marijuana. I used to suck dick for coke."

[cassieyobitches]

now that's an addiction!

(<3 half baked)

[katieisblue]

I love this man, and his band or course.

[Bloody6moon9]

Dude poor guy.

[gravelboycauty]

my friend thinks your voice is nicer than andrew kramers...i disagree

[dunkerz]

in moderation

[dunkerz]

mmm weed lmao its not that bad!

[Cornsinapod]

you KNOW he has this story worked out to be slightly humorous anecdote , he tells it like people talk about trips

[jakamo]

I'm so glad that he said they were trying to make a musical, I've always thought of it as a musical.

[jiarb]

You should have bought the CD.

[jakamo]

You mean "is a real boy"? What makes you think I didn't buy it, of course I have.

[nnnarutard]

Cause you wouldn't have said that if you read the CD inlay

[jakamo]

I had done a while ago. I knew they said about it trying to be a story but not sure if he mentioned about it specifically trying to be a musical.

[kyledub213]

yeah it did

[Cornsinapod]

This is amazing. Everything he is talking about and the mania that surrounds it. It's not about drugs or anything like that, it's the complex nature of people and their thoughts and imbalances.

I wonder why he is so open about being bipolar. Do you think to help others and make people aware of what it is to be like, least everyone be so.. (gasp) IGNORANT?

[Flip1011]

you KNOW he still smokes...

[jiarb]

Cigarettes.

[saddasdas2]

it sounds like someone is ticking a lighter behind the camera, through out the whole video.

[Abbaye]

Got bitch slapt by a dvd.

[catsorpiebald]

I never would have thought. drugs are dumb

[firebird1218]

the lesson is dont smoke weed

[Microfoot]

...if you're bipolar, or have any other disorders.

[firebird1218]

Lol yea

[thismonicker]

haha , fuckin nuts.

[greenram]

sounds alot like "The Stranger". When Meursalt was exicuted for being the kink in the machine of society.

[evjh]

We love you Max!!!

[Poloproductions123]

i cried when i wathced this.seriously

[badofcheese]

why, he's very wealthy now, happy ending...

[rockerstevenc]

Max is so freaking amazing. He inspires me to be a better person.

[ThePerfectAlibi]

this guy i tell ya hes one of a kind... keep the seas in your pants max bemis and may you live with woes no more = )

[SarahBearRAWR]

I love max so much. I want to hug him.

[crizzzzzzle]

i have so much respect for max