Before Killswitch Engage took The Rave stage in May, Cutter sat down with frontman Jesse Leach for a discussion on mental illness and the importance of erasing the stigma.
“I feel like it’s kind of my responsibility, but it’s something I do on a regular basis and personally, from talking about it, has helped me so much. I feel like that’s the least I can do is keep that conversation gong, even if it’s exhausting at times, even if it’s hard to do. There are days out here when the last thing in the world I want to do is talk to somebody. I want to stay in my bunk and sleep the day away. Everyone who deals with certain mental illnesses knows what that is like. That’s just fuel to my fire, I think. My life was saved by being able to talk about this kind of stuff, so I feel like if anything I do can help anyone in that way, whether it’s just letting people know they’re not alone, why would I not do that? It’s something that’s near and dear to my heart. It’s become sort of a passion source, something I feel like I have to do.”
Killswitch have been working on a new album and expect a release in 2020. They’ll be back in the area for a main stage performance at Rock USA on Saturday, July 20th.
