Guitarist Pedro Carrillo also weighs in, as the video is deeply personal for him, since he co-wrote the treatment alongside director Eric Richter.
He says, “‘I’m fucking miserable yet I am sane,‘ with everything Dying Wish has ever done, we’ve tried to push ourselves and be as honest with ourselves as we can. Inauthenticity is the mind killer. Especially in this day and age, everyone is putting up a front. Everyone is faking it. Nobody actually believes in the words they say or spew online. The world is crumbling, foreign affairs [issues] are at an all-time high, and the bare minimum to be able to survive in this world is getting harder and harder to reach.”
He furthers, “I am miserable but my family holds me together. Five different walks of life coming together in this exhausting cesspool. This video is my love letter to them and to everyone who has seen us at our highest and at our lowest. Working with Eric Richter was an incredible experience. Being able to hone in the feelings and ideas of what I see when I look at my band, how I look at our journey, and what I want to represent.”
“He pushed us to never settle, asking, ‘Is this actually real to you? Do you feel this in your veins?’ These are the questions that would keep me up at night trying to write this video out. I think this is the most authentic version of Dying Wish to date. We are devoted to each other through everything that life puts in front of us.”
Consider than the opening salvo of Dying Wish’s miserable, yet sane era. |
