"I was never someone who was excited about eating, until I became vegan"
bit in that way, but there was never any pressure to do that. It was something I chose on my own. About 8 years ago, or maybe even longer, I just couldn’t sit by and know what I knew. Once I started learning about rennet and things that were in cheese and once other people that I spend a lot of time with that were vegan told me more about the dairy industry and the things that go on. I couldn’t sit back and turn a blind to it. I had to make that step further and go vegan and I have never looked back. It’s hard at times, especially on
tour, but compared to the horrific injustices that take place… I can’t not be vegan. Q: Even though you were raised vegetarian was there something that became hard in the transition to veganism? A: At the point I became vegan I was already surrounded by a lot of people that I had met through shows and playing in bands that already had been vegan for quite some time. So | 25