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Max Bemis
Legacy Name: Max Bemis
The
Nightmare KoraOwner:
BreatheAge: 16 years, 9 months
Born: August 1st, 2007
Adopted: 16 years, 9 months ago (Legacy)
Adopted: August 1st, 2007 (Legacy)
Statistics
- Level: 24
- Strength: 15
- Defense: 19
- Speed: 15
- Health: 30
- HP: 10/30
- Intelligence: 1
- Books Read: 0
- Food Eaten: 0
- Job: Unemployed
Max Bemis (born April 6, 1984) is the lead singer and primary lyricist of the band Say Anything. He is also co singer along side Chris Conley of the super group Two Tongues, which features members from Say Anything and Saves the Day.
Max Bemis was born in New York City on April 6, 1984. His family moved to Hollywood, California when he was a child. He had minor roles in some films due to his father's work in Hollywood, including an uncredited role as an altar-boy in Face/Off. Bemis took piano lessons which he credits for the realization that he wanted to make music. In addition, Bemis was raised "in a strong Jewish environment," which has influenced his music. His maternal grandparents were survivors of the Holocaust, which was the inspiration for the song, "Alive With the Glory of Love."
Bemis attended high school at Windward School, a private school in Los Angeles. He had also attended Camp Ramah in Ojai, California, where he met future band-mate Coby Linder. In 2000, Bemis, Linder, and friends from Windward and Beverly Hills High School formed Say Anything. The band was described as a high school band, but they released a full-length LP and an EP. In 2002, Bemis attended Sarah Lawrence College. However, he spent much of his time recording his own music and left the school after only a few months.
Bemis is the lead singer and primary lyricist of Say Anything as well as a founding member of the band. He and Linder are the only two original members remaining in the band. In 2000, Say Anything released Junior Varsity. The band released its debut full-length album, Baseball, in 2001. Despite attending Sarah Lawrence College for a short time, Bemis kept the band alive, performing much if not all of the music that went into MenorahMajora and the band's dorm room demos.
Say Anything released ...Is a Real Boy in 2004. Bemis performed the vocals, guitar, bass, and keyboard parts for the album. After the album's release, the band went through a rocky period lasting over a year due to Bemis's mental health. The band canceled at least two tours and lost several members. By 2007 however, after going through rehab, Say Anything and Bemis got back on track with co-headlining tours with Saves the Day and Hellogoodbye and the release of their third studio album In Defense of the Genre. In 2007, the band released In Defense of the Genre, on which Bemis sang lead vocals and played guitar and keyboard.
Say Anything recorded a single called "Hate Everyone" which now has a music video.
Say Anything's self-titled album was released November 3rd, 2009
On February 12, 2011 at Emo's in Austin, Texas Max announced there will be another Say Anything album.
In 2004, Say Anything released its breakout record, ...Is a Real Boy. Around this time, Bemis' mental health problems began to surface. "I literally lost my mind while we were recording," stated Bemis regarding the breakdown. Heavy marijuana use, anxiety caused by recording and writing the album, and what would later be diagnosed as bipolar disorder landed him in a mental institution. The breakdown centered around a mockumentary discussed by Bemis and producer Tim O'Heir. Bemis' state of mind led him to believe he was being secretly filmed for the mockumentary; the situation culminated in him walking the streets of Brooklyn thinking he was being filmed while encountering friends (who were actually strangers).
Bemis' health problems continued into 2005. While touring with Armor for Sleep and Recover, Say Anything's management firm had Zyprexa delivered to Bemis daily. However, this did not work as Bemis began substituting Zyprexa with other drugs, which began to occupy an increasingly focal position in Bemis' life. In June 2005, Say Anything was forced to cancel a six-week headlining tour with Circa Survive and Emanuel on the third day of the tour due to Bemis' health problems, including full-on paranoid delusions in Austin, Texas.
He moved back home to California and was cared for by his mother, Shifra. On October 3, 2005, Bemis had another breakdown; this time, it involved harassing children, spitting out food at an outdoor cafe, spending a "half-hour pouring a bowl of soup onto the floor, one spoonful at a time," engaging in a street fight, and finally being admitted to a mental hospital by an off-duty policeman. This incident forced Say Anything to cancel their tour with Saves the Day, Senses Fail and The Early November. After returning from his stay in the hospital, Bemis' mother and the remaining members of the band selected the Menninger clinic in Houston, Texas, to rehabilitate Bemis. Eventually, Bemis improved and he has reportedly not had a relapse since.
On April 4, 2009, Bemis married Sherri DuPree of the band Eisley and now resides in Tyler, Texas.
Max's current religious beliefs have changed as his relationship grew with his Christian wife, Sherri. Say Anything drummer Coby Linder has said that Max is now a Christian, a fact that Max confirmed in a Myspace Music interview. He later clarified in a live chat on Absolutepunk.net that he doesn't like to label himself in any specific religious sect and that he has a "new age, metaphysical view" about religion. He said he considers himself "A Jew who is also a Christian," in other words, someone who has recently delved spiritually into certain beliefs of Christianity but who remains culturally Jewish and very much attached to his Judaism. This is similar to Messianic Judaism. He again identified himself as being Jewish in an online fan chat during The Bamboozle fest in 2010.
Max Bemis was born in New York City on April 6, 1984. His family moved to Hollywood, California when he was a child. He had minor roles in some films due to his father's work in Hollywood, including an uncredited role as an altar-boy in Face/Off. Bemis took piano lessons which he credits for the realization that he wanted to make music. In addition, Bemis was raised "in a strong Jewish environment," which has influenced his music. His maternal grandparents were survivors of the Holocaust, which was the inspiration for the song, "Alive With the Glory of Love."
Bemis attended high school at Windward School, a private school in Los Angeles. He had also attended Camp Ramah in Ojai, California, where he met future band-mate Coby Linder. In 2000, Bemis, Linder, and friends from Windward and Beverly Hills High School formed Say Anything. The band was described as a high school band, but they released a full-length LP and an EP. In 2002, Bemis attended Sarah Lawrence College. However, he spent much of his time recording his own music and left the school after only a few months.
Bemis is the lead singer and primary lyricist of Say Anything as well as a founding member of the band. He and Linder are the only two original members remaining in the band. In 2000, Say Anything released Junior Varsity. The band released its debut full-length album, Baseball, in 2001. Despite attending Sarah Lawrence College for a short time, Bemis kept the band alive, performing much if not all of the music that went into MenorahMajora and the band's dorm room demos.
Say Anything released ...Is a Real Boy in 2004. Bemis performed the vocals, guitar, bass, and keyboard parts for the album. After the album's release, the band went through a rocky period lasting over a year due to Bemis's mental health. The band canceled at least two tours and lost several members. By 2007 however, after going through rehab, Say Anything and Bemis got back on track with co-headlining tours with Saves the Day and Hellogoodbye and the release of their third studio album In Defense of the Genre. In 2007, the band released In Defense of the Genre, on which Bemis sang lead vocals and played guitar and keyboard.
Say Anything recorded a single called "Hate Everyone" which now has a music video.
Say Anything's self-titled album was released November 3rd, 2009
On February 12, 2011 at Emo's in Austin, Texas Max announced there will be another Say Anything album.
In 2004, Say Anything released its breakout record, ...Is a Real Boy. Around this time, Bemis' mental health problems began to surface. "I literally lost my mind while we were recording," stated Bemis regarding the breakdown. Heavy marijuana use, anxiety caused by recording and writing the album, and what would later be diagnosed as bipolar disorder landed him in a mental institution. The breakdown centered around a mockumentary discussed by Bemis and producer Tim O'Heir. Bemis' state of mind led him to believe he was being secretly filmed for the mockumentary; the situation culminated in him walking the streets of Brooklyn thinking he was being filmed while encountering friends (who were actually strangers).
Bemis' health problems continued into 2005. While touring with Armor for Sleep and Recover, Say Anything's management firm had Zyprexa delivered to Bemis daily. However, this did not work as Bemis began substituting Zyprexa with other drugs, which began to occupy an increasingly focal position in Bemis' life. In June 2005, Say Anything was forced to cancel a six-week headlining tour with Circa Survive and Emanuel on the third day of the tour due to Bemis' health problems, including full-on paranoid delusions in Austin, Texas.
He moved back home to California and was cared for by his mother, Shifra. On October 3, 2005, Bemis had another breakdown; this time, it involved harassing children, spitting out food at an outdoor cafe, spending a "half-hour pouring a bowl of soup onto the floor, one spoonful at a time," engaging in a street fight, and finally being admitted to a mental hospital by an off-duty policeman. This incident forced Say Anything to cancel their tour with Saves the Day, Senses Fail and The Early November. After returning from his stay in the hospital, Bemis' mother and the remaining members of the band selected the Menninger clinic in Houston, Texas, to rehabilitate Bemis. Eventually, Bemis improved and he has reportedly not had a relapse since.
On April 4, 2009, Bemis married Sherri DuPree of the band Eisley and now resides in Tyler, Texas.
Max's current religious beliefs have changed as his relationship grew with his Christian wife, Sherri. Say Anything drummer Coby Linder has said that Max is now a Christian, a fact that Max confirmed in a Myspace Music interview. He later clarified in a live chat on Absolutepunk.net that he doesn't like to label himself in any specific religious sect and that he has a "new age, metaphysical view" about religion. He said he considers himself "A Jew who is also a Christian," in other words, someone who has recently delved spiritually into certain beliefs of Christianity but who remains culturally Jewish and very much attached to his Judaism. This is similar to Messianic Judaism. He again identified himself as being Jewish in an online fan chat during The Bamboozle fest in 2010.