He makes reference to his hometown by including the number 152 buried in each of the band's album covers. Lazzara considers New York his home, but he remains loyal to High Point, N.C., where he grew up. Watch Taking Back Sunday's Music Video for "Make Damn Sure" "I mean that's what happens with me, I don't know if that makes me sound crazy or not."Īfter a pause, Lazzara laughed and added, "That's something that, yes, I would normally keep to myself but at least I have an outlet to get it out!" it brings out the darker side of you and you don't really understand," he said. "It starts out with this real honest bright feeling. Lazzara admitted that the emotional downward spiral in the song reflects some of his own romantic experiences. The song's chorus is "I just wanna break you down so badly, in the worst way (worst way)." As the song progresses, Lazzara screams, "And I'm gonna make damn sure that you can't ever leave. The album's lead single is "MakeDamnSure," a song about obsessive love that borders on being a stalker's anthem. That's a lot of the subject matter that I think we touched on with this record."Īdam Lazzara from Taking Back Sunday on 'Louder Now' Being His Pre-Midlife Crisis (Audio) It's the whole 'teetering on the edge of adulthood' and trying to figure out if it's worth it or not. There's part of me that wants to think that there are other people my age that don't really know their place in the world and are trying to figure it out, not knowing if it's the right thing. I'm in my early 20s, and I just call it that because it's my way of not feeling like I'm alone in how I feel towards life. The 24-year-old Lazzara described "Louder Now" as his "post-adolescent pre-midlife crisis.
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Adam Lazzara from Taking Back Sunday on 'Louder Now' Being a Group Effort (Audio)