Interview With Breaking Benjamin On Writing Sober

[@benumut8]

No Doubt, he is still a Legend in alternative metal.

[@Swagdicate]

You mean "Hard rock"?

[@benumut8]

Well idk, a Friend was telling me, they play alternative metal, Hard Rock and Post Grunge.

[@Swagdicate]

***** You're right. Different albums belong to different genres. They are mostly hard rock, though. :)

[@realspartan5206]

I know I’m 5 years late but thy play a mixture of grunge, hard rock, and alternative metal, with some sprinkles of nu-metal in there, saturate was more alt metal/grunge, Wana was more alt metal/grunge/hard rock, phobia was hard rock/alt metal dear agony was more alt metal than hard rock and brung a tad bit of grunge back, the new albums sound like alt metal/hard rock/ slight grunge with a little bit of nu-metal,

[@simonealbertini5580]

@@realspartan5206 You absolutely right 👍

[@richardbaldwin3604]

"the first album I ever written completely sober." Ends up being imo their best album even to this day and definitely one of the most beautiful albums our earth will ever house.

[@ogbee9690]

The emotion on this album is almost too much for me but that’s what makes it so strong. Like fuck, BB is such a fantastic band to this day, they truly are one of a kind.

[@PuroresuFan]

He seems so much happier now than he was then. You could tell it in his latest album as well.

[@marisrose]

You gotta love Ben's honesty.

[@lifewasgiventous1614]

This guy helps me unmuddy my mind, God bless this guy he’s a truly great artist.

[@brenthouben8283]

I feel the exact same way

[@jusosa]

Breaking Benjamin is super underrated, Ben needs to get over his fears and fly overseas to market the band in concerts.

[@Shilvic1]

he has a phobia of flying, he can't help it. if he wasn't afraid of flying, we wouldn't have Phobia.

[@JoshuaAnderson91]

it's funny because he didn't get over his fear of flying, but instead took a ship to europe that took 9 days, and 2 of those days were in a hurricane.

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

Joshua Anderson balls of pure titanium

[@zpark88]

ehum they are? they played in sweden and more places

[@otallono]

@@zpark88 Ehem, you're replying to a 4 year old comment?

[@ogbee9690]

I enjoy how the interview takes up the length of that masterpiece.

[@KingCalabasas]

It's nice see grounded, hardworking people succeed in there chosen field. It definitely leaves a good impression on other musicians to see someone who is humble and takes care of their craft. Sobriety is a tough thing to maintain in this business. Good job!

[@theRealAV8r]

Wish him all the very best personally as he pushes on with his music - he's sounding better than ever on his 2013 acoustic stuff.

[@ElMarcoHoJ]

We need a Top Ten Breaking Benjamin Songs list pronto!

[@KurstKensei]

Yes

[@KurstKensei]

Magnum Drag0n yeah

[@Fyrecide]

Magnum Drag0n #Halo2 ;)

[@Fyrecide]

Magnum Drag0n It's coming back, sir. This November 11th... Halo 2 will be playable online once again! That + Halo: CE being playable online for the first time ever on console? TTYL social life! :D

[@OnlyOneLife696]

best musician on earth :)

[@theauroraborealis8289]

You said it! 😀

[@ogbee9690]

absolutely

[@simonealbertini5580]

@@ogbee9690 absolutely not

[@ogbee9690]

@Simone Albertini music is subjective. However, Ben is a top class writer

[@simonealbertini5580]

@@ogbee9690 i love Breaking Benjamin, but they are not the best band on the earth. I miss Aaron, Mark and Chad in this band.

[@rickhammel98]

I love Ben Burnley. You can tell he puts so much effort and feeling and emotion into his songs it's unbelievable. He is my favorite singer and Breaking Benjamin is my favorite band. I hope they come back.

[@TylerEverhart]

totally agree with you, i went through a hard time and could easily relate to songs in breaking benjamin, now that i'm over them, i still love to listen to BB for the fun of it, it was such a huge part of my life. Too bad SOME people don't understand that.

[@Geminisworld24]

he seems kinda depressed I still love him though

[@AdamAtchison699]

I know this is a 4 year old comment, but the reality is that a lot of performers struggle with depression. Whether that's imposter syndrome, things in their own life/past that they just can't get over. Nobody wants to be an addict. Speaking as one myself, we've all got demons, we've all got things that we think help us cope, only to find that the things that we think we can use as a band-aid tear the wounds open even more and plunge the knife deeper. You don't just recover from addiction, once in you're in recovery, you're in recovery. You don't just stop being an addict, and you never stop thinking about what led you there

[@AlbertJasonAlburo]

I also went through depression.

[@AlekHPfan]

I am totally blown away by everything he writes especially in the last album since it is noticeable how much the lyrics are more deep and make sense throughout the whole song where in some past songs there were stuff that did sound absolutely amazing in the song even though they lack sense a bit. He is a LEGEND and i it's not possible for me to love more what he does!

[@simpledesign37]

This is one of the first videos I've seen on KZbin with a significant number of "likes" and no "dislikes". Breaking Benjamin, forever.

[@mholdren95]

I can relate to Ben in so many ways. I'm still in my teens, and what got me into music was in fact Nirvana, and I'm like Ben in that sense. I play guitar and sing and I get a lot of influence from Ben and his style of music and his lyrics. He's a music genius, both when he was drinking and even when sober. I love all his music and all of his songs and every single one I can find a deep and personal meaning to relate to. He's so underrated, and should be on top of the music world right now.

[@fortresssnug]

wow... Ben is so honest, it reflects on their songs. awesome!

[@mr.bonez3150]

I will say this and I dont care if someone just decides to becan asshole but anyways breaking benjamin are one of my biggest influences in music. Ben is an awesome guy he does what he can for his fans even though he is in pain from his illness.

[@julianmarquez4747]

Cameron Myers truth

[@drewabbott6993]

That's why we love him

[@alexbrown3605]

I love this band . Definitely one of my most favorite. Every song I feel. Ben’s such a beautiful person and it shows in every song ! I’m seeing them next month and I’m so excited

[@technospear]

ben was influenced my nirvana...i was influenced by ben...i started learning guitar the very next day after hearing diary of jane...and his music...simply the best...most of his songs relate to my life..

[@MarFitzherbertFletch]

Oh God NO!!!! BEN!!! ;-; This breaks my heart! He's even crying minute 3:21 God Help Me! I can't.....! x$ I love him so much. He's one of my greatest idols. He's such a fighter and has lots of talent. WE LOVE YOU BEN!

[@hannaha.4102]

He wasn't crying.

[@nero_ofcl2147]

Why are u idolizing a human? Foolish people

[@nero_ofcl2147]

@Jak Marvella Your creator. It's ok to be inspired by people but idolizing another human is ridiculous thought. I literally almost only listen to BB when it comes to music, that doesn't call to idolize him

[@Nothereanymore1134]

Not crying

[@kelliewilliams9432]

so in love w/ him😍😍😍

[@doritosauce]

This guy is my life. He saved so many life

[@edo._danny2213]

I Fucking LOVE them

[@keyshawest8704]

Ben's so adorable lol his my idol!!!!!!! \m/

[@utopianghost7789]

Came across this gem again after a decade. My love for BB is still the same

[@jonathanaguiniga3823]

Watchmojo.com should do top 10 breaking benjamin song's

[@christophermeyers]

He has such a better relationship with the current "members". Even before Aaron and Mark screwed up by releasing that garbage version Blow Me Away. You can tell in this interview he's so much happier now a days.

[@zisischatzopoulos3431]

0:25 Origin story of breaking Benjamin 0:55 Growing up did you have any musical Idols 1:28 what is your writing process like 2:01 how does the sound of breaking Benjamin evolved since the beginning 2:29 what you guys were going for dear agony 3:20 thematically, the album seems to follow the same line of thinking. Was this a conscious decision

[@benhiggins1788]

YO YO COMING STRAIGHT FROM NORTH EAST PA. OUR BOY BREAKING BENJAMIN

[@eliparker7151]

I can relate to them. I think they stand out from other such bands such as Three Days Grace or Trapt or even Skillet. They are kinda moodier, but at the same time, you can be in any mood to enjoy it. It is hard to get that

[@bookreviewer99]

Top 10 Breaking Benjamin Songs... Please and thank you.

[@smooth6837]

Never new you guys had this kind of content. I’ve only seen the more recent gaming reviews. I’m impressed!!

[@abbassk9246]

Breaking Benjamin ❤️

[@NapstaBlook666]

Breaking Benjamin is better than Nirvana ,at least to me. ._.

[@somerandomarmydude]

Eusha Rushat Not really.

[@I2obsturn21]

+Eusha Rushat burnley takes influence from kurt tho

[@grantrez]

Very different bands.

[@lowkeywestaus1476]

I suggest you stop talking

[@brianlast9832]

Sorry but cobain was s genius dong writer

[@michaelanfang5768]

I LOVE BREAKING BENJAMIN

[@I2obsturn21]

Top ten Breaking Benjamin songs pls kty

[@niceguy4895]

Dear agony saved my life to be honest

[@Vetionarian]

same tho

[@baileydeverell1175]

I see some fans seem to be or had been terribly misled. While it is true Benjamin is the primary songwriter, he is no way the sole songwriter. There have been entire songs as far as I know that were written mostly by other members. For example, "Believe" off We Are Not Alone was primarily written by Aaron Fink, as I recall hearing. Plus Mark Klepaski co-wrote "Breath." All it takes is some searching to know that Ben is not the sole songwriter. I will admit in this interview, and in many others Ben makes it sound like he does most of the work himself, which is true to an extent but the other members had more to do with album-writing than is put on.

[@sergiozuletaarias7870]

Diante Edmonds I agree that the written, but not only the other members also collaborated

[@sergiozuletaarias7870]

Diante Edmonds now already accepts it that each Member collaborated a little and also accepts and sees the new members to do the same and will be with the new album

[@gunloc26]

He, like many others like him in similar situations, has become a complete DICK! Used to be one of my favorite bands and artists, definitely not the case these days. Moving on...

[@ex0z543]

Old ass comments, but he did write the majority of Dark Before Dawn and Ember, so he is writing ALOT.

[@leonardocuritiba1]

Eu sou brasileiro e adoro as musicas que esses caras tocam. Eu não sabia que o vocalista era meio problemático com alcóol e "tal".Seria uma pena se eles parassem de tocar e criar essas músicas maravilhosas que me inspiram e me confortam tantas vezes.(I am brazilian and I love the musics that guys play.I didn't know that the vocalist was kinda problematic with alcohol and whatever.,,It would be such a pity if they stop playing and creating these wonderful songs that inspire and confort me so much

[@Immolator772]

Still no breaking benjamin top10 WTF!?

[@hfoxworthy2294]

WE NEED THIS VIDEO COMON!!!!

[@Awesomeguy1301]

+Hanna Foxworthy my top 10 1.what lies beneath 2.phase 3.you 4.here we are 5.anthem of the angels 6.angels fall 7.evil angel 8.into the nothing 9.so cold 10.polyhamerous what's your Guy's

[@Immolator772]

Seth Nunez 1.Until The End 2.Dear Agony 3.Give me a sign 4.Evil Angel 5.Ashes of Eden 6.Never Again 7.Diary of Jane 8.So Cold 9.Wish I May 10.Phase

[@Awesomeguy1301]

+AlphaLeader772 ashes of eden is my number 1 now

[@Immolator772]

Seth Nunez Yeah but honestly i don't like the melody in it.

[@slipknot1729]

Ben's singing is awesome!

[@IAA015]

So sad to see the band in pieces and that he's gotten problems with alcohol.. its very destroying and harmful drug when used very often... Ben seems to be a really nice guy and he is one of my biggest idols out there! I'd die to meet him! His voice and ability to scream along with guitar skills and song writing makes him kinda supernatural! Gah... frustrated!

[@jamesdixon476]

dear agony is my favorite album so glad hes healthier and the law suit has been dealt with cant wait for the new stuff

[@abbyxiong3931]

Such an awesome person. Great video. I started listening since I was a teen. I struggled a lot to fit in because I had some mental issues. I still do. I'm trying to keep my tears back as I write this. Thank you so much because your music has saved me. 🥲

[@Yourboyjeremyis23]

Favorite band of all time

[@fabiomamen]

pls make a top 10 bb songs...thk u

[@ladiswashharum]

Listening in Nov 2020, please never stop making Capo1 Am,Am,F,G musics. LOL

[@headshot910]

fuck man I need Breaking Benjamin back..get better soon Ben

[@jakesmithchips6674]

Best band in the world. Well they would be if Ben would travel the world. But oh well I'm happy to have their music

[@basiawbarze]

look at his smileeeeeeeee! so pretty:D love it:D

[@ancestrywoman1]

I love Ben, but in this interview he didn't give any credit to the other band members! She said how have you evolved as a band, "Uh well its just me pretty much doing everything, so yeah ive evolved...etc." Yeah Ben does do the writing, main vocals, and guitar, but he cant play bass, drums, sing, and play guitar all at the same time. C'mon ben they work really hard too, give em some credit.

[@hendrahakata0454]

The best of the greatest rock band group musicians of Breaking Benjamin and his album was very highest ranking sold out in many thousands copy of them,The most underrated rock band group over the world since they were more famously than the other rock band group musicians.He also have a great idol music rock band group musicians influence of the Nirvana in the early 90s since he was a teenager and then he also doing his style like Nirvana and also combine his voice vocal chords structure with screamo type of loud screamo and growling screamo.He also very creative talented rock band music with his a good song like the most I like is a sad song and he has a great gift for doing writing on it the lyrics of the best sad song,love song,romantic song ever but not only the metal song he can do with anything he have and also cool you know.Wow,I love Breaking Benjamin band since I was very addicted to the other rock band group musicians of Linkin Park,Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot and more.This band started in the early year of 2002 when I was kindergarten school that I never heard their song for the first time.

[@maxdamenace]

I wasn’t even born when the band started. I love BB

[@hendrahakata0454]

@@maxdamenace seriously bro.

[@Seth95626]

Just because they work hard doesn't mean that they write things for him. She asked how the SOUND has changed. And he said,"I write everything." Not do everything. We all give them credit for being awesome performers. It's just that he wrote most/all of the songs.

[@waterproof4403]

Forever and scars will remain

[@SDADSDSFDSGDA]

I love how alcohol was his main inspiration for the 1st 3 albums and I enjoyed him joking about how if he didn't like lyrics he'd just take a shot and be fine with it. It's great that he's gone sober but he wrote pretty awesome albums drunk too!

[@richieyoder3251]

Still waiting on top 10 video from the best band in the world (BB)

[@chrisvoss4499]

I can relate to this music so much and Ben is cool as fuck.

[@burnzdagr8]

I chuckled in the first minute of this, current line up was found in the area....did he forget that Chad was found via an online competition to find a new drummer. Chad lived about 8 hours or more southwest of Wilkes-Barre.....a couple states away. We likely also won't see a new album in the likes of the previous 4, listen closer to "Without You"-Sing something new, I have nothing left, I cant face the dark without you. He's tapped out of what he deems original material

[@eyesofobsidian]

That's not the case at all. Yes he undeniably had the most input, but Aaron and Mark, especially in the albums 'We Are Not Alone' and 'Phobia' shared a great deal of songwriting with Ben. You're also forgetting that he would not be going anywhere without the rest of the members. He would be an acoustic act.

[@eduardo.arizmendi5413]

top 10 breaking Benjamin songs or els......

[@nathandeiwert5880]

@watchmojo As a fan of both Watchmojo countdowns and Breaking Benjamin, I would like to ask for the people behind Watchmojo to please make a Top Ten Breaking Benjamin songs

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

They actually interviewed benjamin 🤯🤯 no way

[@heal7441]

how tall is Ben exactly? he looks so tall his guitar looks so small. and he would fits the batman role for sure.

[@dragonforce822]

Alin A 6'4

[@joyatsnamukherjee4516]

He is one of my musical heroes + legends ❤ Ben Burnley, Adam Gontier, Corey Taylor, Chester bennington and Kurt Cobain they all are greatest of all time❤ I miss Kurt Cobain and Chester bennington.

[@luukrawks]

Well, you know Chad wasn't the original drummer. Jeremy must of been the best in the area, like he said, until he was let go. But I'm glad he clarified, he is the sole writer of most of his songs.

[@nadzirahsalwa]

Don't say that ! I believe he will return. He gotta. His fans need him and the band.

[@ratedrkorox]

@Plozen Billy worked on We Are Not Alone, not on Phobia, lol

[@theauroraborealis8289]

1000th like! :D

[@lauramarulanda3201]

beautiful smile!!!!!!!

[@Doodlebuggie95]

@TheBlak0utt I agree . He made it more family friendly in Dear Agony than all of the other albums . Don't get me wrong , Phobia was pretty good , but I don't like it that everybody can listen to it . I love you Breaking Benjamin !

[@sleepingstarsXI]

I would walk a million miles just to get to him because he's so sweet and an amazing artist abd the song dear agony is that song that still makes me even after listening to it litterally 100,000,000 times

[@EvilSewnit]

I prefer BB over Nirvana. There I said it.

[@RumRum95]

Dear Agony is the best album and he did it sober... See Ben, you don't need alcohol ;) you're beyond good when you're sober :)

[@reyrejani1899]

One word...........Awesome!

[@AEther4180]

This man is an inspiration for so many people. His life story is very beautiful.

[@TheLegend-yy8pq]

Dear agony is my fav album

[@xavieryager1584]

I also have a huge influence on Nirvana

[@Jrocka7x]

@tuckerskid96 I was aware, which is why the original statement exists. They're both related to death/unpredictable circumstances. You thought that I was belittling a certain aspect of the chosen one, which I wasn't.

[@ILUVFRED223]

Love the song evil angel

[@Jrocka7x]

@tuckerskid96 The comment was really about smoking, which I didn't think an observer of the video would overlook. There was no joke involved.

[@jeejeejynx3986]

Ben wrote literally every song Breaking Benjamin has ever played, he wrote the lyrics, music and the others just gave their opinion. it's 95% Ben and 5% Mark, Chad and Aaron.

[@vowarren7]

I haven't checked up on BB's status in some time now, is Ben still sick or they just broken up is still the hold up? That's strange that he got sick after being sober long enough to make a full album, the drinking took some time to catch up with em.

[@Yonatanx3]

Ben, I fucking love you!#!32 BB- Best band evar!@# And btw- can anyone tell me if the whole fire thingy is real?

[@AlekHPfan]

Don't know where else to ask this - I have tried to register twice to the forum on their official website and both times i didn't get a conformation email back so i can activate my profile?? don't know what to do , i really want to get into the forum! I wrote them twice about this problem and still no answer back even on that! It's really pissing me off!

[@1pspgofan]

ben, what nirvana was to you, is what you are to me :D

[@FinalAnimus]

A year after you comment and they aren't back yet, i fear they will not return

[@taylorkulpa9221]

Nirvana for the win

[@adamwarnock2929]

Hell yeah, and even more respect to BB for creating their own sound.

[@MegasXLR]

Why I found this just now lol

[@Emmiejean7]

3:21 That's the exact same kind of ashtray that my dad has.

[@LinkinParkFanBoy123]

Its all ME ME ME!! Where would he be without the other band members! Don't get me wrong Breaking Benjamin are awesome!!!

[@MyMusicalSyn]

First album sober...well that explains Topless... not complaining though, I love that song xD

[@crewin97]

@vannagoesRAWR123 he was an alcoholic for like 10 years if im correct maybe more and he's got some health problems at the min thats the reason why they have not been on tour but this was his first record that he wrote sober.

[@helloulotful]

i dunno, i feel like i can connect with the music more than what i do with other songs

[@MetalFusion337]

He's just saying he writes all of the music. The other guy's just play what he writes. But true without them there would be no Breaking Benjamin, hence whats going on now.

[@fcoll9123]

Never was able to put a face to this watch mojo girl and damn she’s good looking

[@tuckerskid96]

@Jrocka7x I know what you mean, but I was explaining why he won't get on airplanes. Smoking has absolutely nothing to do with his fear of flying. So comparing smoking to airplane phobias is completely irrevelant.

[@eliparker7151]

I hope Ben quits smoking. WE NEED HIM.

[@Nix11999]

i love you ben get better dude

[@stu741zyphia158]

im way behind on that news, im just waiting for an announcement if they're continueing or not so sorry if im wrong...