as someone who also grew up with emo youtubers, mde, onision and eventually grew out of all of it. ive been titty punched with the reality of just how horrible and abusive the scene was to my favorite people. i still can’t fathom how fucked up these individuals are and at the cost of really beautiful souls. im glad there are people like you who help bring these truths to light. thank u c: SUBSCRIBED
this kept me entertained for 30 minutes then I checked your channel and was suprised you weren’t a bigger channel keep up the good work this channel got potential
@@katyrockett What? I agree with the sentiment, but to be successful on RUclips, you need numbers. There are small victories but Career succes on RUclips needs numbers and massive support.
@@FXKNate yeah bro got ya. A whole heap of work goes in to it. Keep it up bro you're great. I watched Shannon react to you when Johnny did it. Me and you probably felt the same about Bryan. His stuff was good, but unfortunately, behind most big business is a lot of shadiness. He should have left while he was ahead but he let himself become the villain.
Damn this whole story is so nostalgic in a weird way. I totally forgot about him and MDE. Even back then I thought it was weird that a grown dude was hanging with a bunch of teenagers. You covered it so well man, definitely subscribing now 🤘🏻
@@FXKNateAhhh shit, I literally just found your channel tonight, but I've been rocking with Finn for a grip! Very rad to find him commenting.🤘 I wasn't at all familiar with Bryan and that scene, but this was a stellar video man. 🖤
I’m here bc shannon just covered your video too. I’m glad you reignited the conversation and helped inspire both Johnny and Shannon to explain more about what went down.
In his apology video, Austin mentions talking about his crimes with someone prominent in the community, I believe he said something like "if you're a part of this specific music scene, you'd know exactly who he was if I told you". He also called this person his coworker and said "if you can call it that". My theory is that he was talking about Bryan. He said that this person gave him advice and said that what he did wasn't so bad. Now that we know that Bryan was covering up for Austin, I really think that's who Austin was talking about. It makes sense since Bryan was Austin's manager and morally-challenged himself. I know I have my tinfoil hat on, but my suspicion is strong! 😆
I dont even think that goes into tinfoil hat territory, thats probably was how it went down. Everything just became about the views and the money in Bryans head that perhaps he was desperate to have that under-wraps in favor of this corporate delusion he made with MDE
This is such a great video that for a few minutes right at the beginning, I was almost starting to miss Bryan. The way you were able to showcase exactly what he did for the community without also downplaying all of the shitty things he did emphasizes perfectly exactly what everyone felt while it was happening.
Dude had so much potential. People grew to love him... and then, like so many others, he did STUPID shit. Now he's a nobody. I feel bad for him too to some extent. Does he have ANYBODY anymore? No idea. He had something so special... something that so many people would kill to have.
I’ve been looking for more Bryanstars video essay type shit for awhile and kinda gave up on it, and then, boom, your video pops up. Nice work, man. The Snakey-snake Bryanstars story doesn’t get enough coverage, it’s hella interesting.
Yeah exactly why I wanted to make it. I can’t believe this story hasn’t been covered By SunnyV2 or J Aubrey or any of the big rise and fall channels. Its a story worth telling. Glad you enjoyed!
I swear seeing the name BRYANSTARS is my MKultra trigger. This brought up a lot of repressed memories from being a 14 year old idiot laughing along to content I had no business watching. It would be interesting to see you cover the rise and well deserved fall of Blood on the Dance Floor, you did really good research here and it's always better to get insight from someone who was "part of the scene" at the time. Great video I really expected you to be a at 100k subs with this quality :)
Jayy from Blood on the Dance Floor actually does drag now under the name Dahli, and actually won season 4 of Dragula. Seems like dude is doing way better.
@@tegridyprimeDahli might possibly release a podcast with fellow Season 4 contestant Koco Caine, but it's still a plan in the works, but Dahli is a much better person now, Resurrection was the way I fell in love with him and his drag persona even more than I was already
You're unlocking some deep, buried memories from my teenage years with these vids. God, it's like at least half of the people I loved back then were just closeted creeps. I hope the alternative scene today is a lot safer for the teens just getting into it :
I found this channel through Johnnies Channel. Thank for help bringing the truth to life. My son was huge is the bands at that time, still is 10 years later, and he is trans so Thank You Nate for standing up for EVERYONE!! Much Love~ an Emo/goth mom :)
Well your daughter is mentally ill I would get her some help if I were you! It’s not possible to change your sex and cross sex hormones are incredibly harmful to the body! So is unnecessary surgeries!
@@Starae336 80% if not mor of the US population has a mental illness. And it's my SON. IF you saw how happier he is now than before, maybe you wouldn't be telling people not to do something. But in the end we are all the same...dead. But for now I will love all my trans kids, with all my heart & hope they are happy. Oh & BTW, go troll somewhere else. I am sure Nate would agree.
they were my middle school and early high school obsession. it hurts to miss that time and to now be an adult and realize all the bad that was going on that younger me did not see. hope they bring back the warped tour and its community before it got toxic.
I remember the era of BryanStars, I wasn't really a fan, but then I was in my 20s by the time he started. MDE always seemed like the weirdest thing to me. Like you I saw Bryan from afar at Warped 2015, I knew who he was of course but the whole drama was something that was only vaguely on my radar. So I found out about a lot of this stuff retroactively, this is a very well done retrospective.
I’m going to be 23 years old this year, this video took me baaaaack. Even when I was a kid, Bryan’s “new look” made me cringe ._. I enjoyed his original look, you worded why very accurately.
i have memories of my middle school choir class, the teacher was a great guy and on fridays we would either do karaoke or listen to acapellas on youtube... Austin Jones played a lot as he did have a great voice. just crazy to think that Austin Jones made it into classrooms, people thought he was just an innocent singer. im 23 now and im sure the teacher found out, i feel bad our teacher didnt know bc i bet he'd feel really bad now.
He shouldn’t feel guilty. Aside from any external shit, the things Austin could do and create were really spectacular and he was a good singer. So it’s understandable why he would show him, before everything came out.
So glad this was suggested to me. Your channel is a whole rabbit hole of nostalgia- soul crushing nostalgia when you find out how crappy so much of the scene was.
Really good video! As an “elder emo” the RUclips era was slightly after my time(MySpace days for me) so this was a really interesting deep dive in something I wasn’t too familiar with other than Bryan Stars interviews.
I was literally thinking of all of this stuff the other day and couldn’t really find a rise/fall video! I saw Johnnies reaction to yours and I can’t tell you how excited I was to watch it!!!
This made me emotional. What a strange weird time in my life when i loved this type of content. I relate to your monologue at the end about being alone and feeling isolated as a youth and finding refuge in this sort of thing. Its sad that the things I sought solace and comfort in were surrounded in such darkness and hate and negativity. Sometimes blatant evil. I'd like to think Bryan isnt a horrible person on the inside, and like you said, lost himself in his ego and narcissism. I hope he sees the errors of his ways now and feels remorse for the things he did.
I remember watching Bryan Stars back in the day, his interviews were legendary as a highschooler. My favorite one was when he interviewed Corpsegrinder with that neon pink polo. It thought he would end up in some cable news show, wasn't expecting him starting a band and all that jazz.
I don’t know how this came up in my algorithm, but it did. It’s so nostalgic. I’ve been in the scene since 2003 and I love seeing all these things, even if they are negative. Just the culture, the looks, the hair. It really was the Wild West back then. Lol. Thank you for this
Omg this video is UNLOCKING so many memories 😭 such a fever dream! When Never Shout Never section popped up, I literally gasped! I totally forgot about "the incident" 😭 This videos is Hella nostalgic, my tween/teen years 💀
Bryan stars popped into my head today and I wondered what happened to him. Decided to search him on RUclips and found your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
That’s awesome, glad you enjoyed! If you don’t mind me asking, what did you look up in the search bar to find me? Just curious what search terms are promoting the video haha
I'm genuinely shocked more people haven't discovered your content. It's so well done and covers an entire chunk of my life that no one seems to talk about anymore. Like I wasn't allowed to participate in shows and shit but I vividly remember watching his interviews in imvu with a bunch of other baby emos lying about their age and this is the first time I've heard what happened to Brian
This is the kind of reaserch, pacing and quality editing that makes a good youtube channel. He also is a good at speaking halfway from a script while still injecting ad lib thoughts and sounding natural. It needs some work but this will be a play button channel if he doesnt quit and this video will be an example of how this guy came into his own as a contenet creator.
I grew up on BryanStars Interviews. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who didn't get into my digital escape (for the same reasons you did, weirdly enough 😅) thanks for covering this, well done! Always wondered what the full story was
Excellent video! I was also an emo kid at the time and remember Bryan at the height of his fame. He tweeted a heart emoji at my sister and I remember us fangirling about it. It's been weird to watch him grow and then see it all crashing down, with all the MDE drama and Austin Jones (🤮) shit. I had a great time watching this :)
I think Bryan really got in his own head and became someone he wasn’t, I think the internet, and the quick rise he had, as well as all the friends he made, got to him and he didn’t want to lose any of it which in turn made him a bad person. He saw reactions and shock of the questions and videos he put out and I think he genuinely enjoyed that and ended up taking it WAY too far. I don’t feel bad for Bryan because he was a grown man who knew right from wrong and could’ve prevented ALOT had he been a responsible adult who didn’t exploit children.
Watched Johnnies reaction to this and thought to come and watch it for myself. So crazzyy that I was ACTUALLY following all this drama when it actually happened back when I was 13. Not thinking anything was wrong with what Bryan did. He exploited fans that just wanted to be part of his “cool” life. Fans that probably looked up to him for YEARS.
I've only just come across this video and it was so interesting tbh. I was a viewer of Bryan's interviews back in 2013/2014 and remember when MDE launched when I was 14 and even then, I thought the content was kinda odd since I had gotten used to and liked everyone's separate channels. I still watch Johnnie's content to this day! This video was very insightful and well put together, great job!
Bryan's channel just came to my attention today, and then I saw this. However, I am glad it was you who elaborated on this. I absolutely love your video!
It is absolutely insane that I use to idealize these people. I remember all these videos and people it is crazy I use to be “in love” with some of these guys as a kid and it’s scary to think I could have easily of been a victim. This is an amazing video I love how you really empathize with them while also wanting to hold them accountable for the really reallyyyy messed up things he did. I think it’s good for people to hear both sides.
Here from Johnny mentioning you, watched the video, staying bc your vibe is chill & your video was well done! Definitely subbed 😊 also I LOVE the cozy representative
First time I was introduced to Bryan Stars was when I watched a modern day escape interview and he was the one interviewing. After my emo phase, I forgot about him. Always wanted to know what happened and I can't wait to watch this
I listen to these kinds of RUclips videos at work so it’s rare that I’ll ever watch the actual video, immediately subbed cause nowhere NEAR enough subscribers and for the periphery poster
And might I add that you might as well be my favorite channel now the overall quality of this video was 1000/10 super engaged and interested the whole time keep up the great work man glad that I can join you on your journey by subbing 🙌🏻
I just watched your most recent series the warped minds of warped tour, the ronnie video and now this one and dude you just got a sub. your story telling, research and presence on camera is amazing. you’re also naturally funny and I can tell you got a great personality. keep it up cause the work you put into these videos is impeccable!
the only other person talking about bryanstars was the cozy representative and I saw that one. I still wish he did more pop punk and harcore bands, then the scene metalcore and post hardcore bands and doing 7 interviews at a time. I was a fan of bryanstars at 21. I'll watch his warped blogs and some older interviews and that's it. I never cared about the my digital escape drama that happend and never knew the other memebers. I just started watching johnnie guilbert in 2019 and now subscribed to him the most.
oh totally i was like 11/12 when i found his videos and i found it interesting that this underground interviewer was getting these BIG ass up and coming bands and even some established in the scene already. i loved how different they were where he would tell funny jokes along the way. i just wish he stuck to interviewing thats what really got me into his channel it sucks he ended up the way he was. and did she shitty ass/creepy things he ended up doing.
Hmmmmmmm I wonder if I should add on to this… I moved in with him in 2017, had a REALLY bad falling out with him in 2020, and was then harassed for an entire YEAR 🙃
Brian could've used the opportunity to empower the young MDE members...not exploit, humiliate, and financially harm them. If Brian played more of a mentor and big brother role, he would've walked down a far more positive road and make a larger, encouraging impact on those kids. I just can't help but feel the pain these RUclipsrs had to go through, and I don't blame them for having trust issues. Thanks for the video, and hope your channel continues to do well.
I have no fuckin clue why this was in my recommended and I 've never heard of BryanStars in my entire life but this was a damn good video. Subbed & liked lad.
The one and only Bryan Stars interview I ever watched was the Volumes one. I didn't even know it existed until after Diego passed away and I was just searching around for any Volumes related content I hadn't seen before. Still a funny interview, but holy shit was it crazy to find out about all of this happening afterwards 😬
The volumes one was really sweet. You could tell they were confused and thought Bryan was weird but enjoyed the interview because of it. You know after parting ways with Bryan they had to be like “who tf was that guy” lol
I watched a couple of your videos not realizing I wasn’t subscribed. Great work! Love your channel look forward to seeing more content good luck! You deserve more subscribers
Very good video I knew nothing and now I know it all. I literally had one question and I got so much more information. You formatted this video very well. Especially with the editing. I'm going to try and stay caught up with you so expect more comments
Dude, you have a way with conclusive truths... like, you can make sense of lunacy. Or find the lunacy in what presents itself as sense. Glad to see the channel's gettin' sticky. Keep comin' with the digital dope!
Such a great video. Good job, dude. It is crazy that this situation wasn't blown up more.. Glad I came across your channel. Love what I've seen so far. Keep up the good work 🖤🖤 Just hadda add . . . I can't believe this channel isn't bigger. It definitely has the potential to be huge.
The fact that this was such a thing in two generations of scene life that I was a close witness to both times makes me want to listen to only Josh Groban until I die
Put this on as background noise so i could take a nap at work... had to rewind cus my interest was peaked. I had no idea this is why he fell off. Definitely subscribing, this is video #2 thats popped up on my feed, both very intriguing and informative 👌
Maybe he did get caught up in the fame, money, etc, and lost his way. But it doesn't change that he hurt several people in scummy, manipulative, sleazy ways along the way. I can't imagine making the decisions he did and being able to even sleep at night
Yeah, nothing excuses what he did. I think when I was making this video, I really wanted to present an answer as to what happened. And my mind kinda always led me back to “Bryan changed, he wasn’t always like this” doesn’t make it okay, but yeah that’s the conclusion I went to Atleast.
I watched Bryan through 2015-17 and something I remember about the end of everything was him leeching off of Robbie/Sebastian and his YouNow lives and omg this video unlocked so many memories of my teen years lol
I used to love my digital escape when I was 14, and now looking back at it being 23 it just makes me see how wrong the things they were made to do were. This was very entertaining!
well done man you covered everything on Bryan perfectly i really did like Bryan I started watching him when I was only 19 his interviews I really did enjoy it’s sad what happened to him I hope someday he gets his life together and starts being a better person realizes what he did was wrong and hurt a lot of people around him
During this time I would say i was in the alternative then black metal community. Never really knew what the metalcore/emo scene really was as far as MCR or Hawthorne Heights. But man, these RUclips stories past are a nostalgia trip. Thank you for this.
Damn. I miss the old Bryan. His interviews got me through some of the most miserable times in my life and I was said underage girl who was at all those warped tours and shit lol.
Omg this video is such a time capsule! It’s taking me back to my scene time with all these RUclipsrs 😭 This video is sooo good! I had no idea all of this happened with Bryan stars or than he was connected to Austin homes
@@FXKNate frfr! Dude you should do a video on Alex Ramos?? Although i don’t remember if he had actual controversy or if it was just my teen self hating on him 😂
@@blueberrytart15 I remember him being a bit of a drama queen, but I’m not sure how much documentation there is on him lol. He kinda disappeared to, don’t know where to find him tbh lmao
I was 20 years old, way to old in 2015 to be watching to, but I remember watching MDE because it made me feel nostalgia for middle school/early high school lol
Fuck this brought back a lot. Lucky for me, when I was little I had a crush on Shannon, Alex, and Johnnie instead of Brian or Austin. As an adult it's so strange to have this all brought up again. I remember the circles I was in online were also really awesome. They were slightly older than me, and were always warning the younger members and always believing their stories. I wasn't groomed by a celebrity, just a normal pedo, and they were so nice in helping me. Itty bitty chat groups were on the Austin Jones and Dahvie Vanity hate wagon very early. I wish I could go back and thank those older members for what they were doing, so if you're a former emo in your mid-twenties to early-thirties and were kind to kids, thanks ❤
Hey! Just found your page. Great video. I know nothing of the scene you’re speaking about (I was at raves lol) but I was completely drawn in by this video and loved the story. Thanks bro! I’ll be sure to watch the rest of your stuff ❤
dude okay i finished watching and i just gotta say... sexual content like this was a lot more depressingly prevalent than i remember, and it makes a lot of sense why the whole 2010s alt scene became a veritable breeding ground for predators... none of this was a coincidence! god we were all just ripe to be groomed by whatever band member or band member adjacent adult came stumbling our way, weren't we?
I have to say my dude. I love the way you do your content. This is so authentic. Well researched and funny. Dunno what else to say other than. Fuckin keep them up dude. You got another sub.
This dude is a blast from the past 😂. Brian was actually one of the more interesting interviewers to watch. Like stated in the video, he actually went out of his way to ask off the wall stuff, he'd actually be more open and friendly with most of the bands, and ngl I sorta enjoyed when the bands messed with him at the time haha. He truly was like their annoying little brother they're fucking with. I personally stopped watching him a little before the interviews stopped and next thing I knew he was in MDE. With Johnnie and the others. Then I saw him in "Average Joe" on RUclips made by Andy Biersacks cousin Joe Flanders as some crazy coked up psycho 😂😂😂. Since tho I've always wondered wth happened to this dude 😂. Appreciate the video!
I love the rules before commenting. Just found you and this is my second video tonight! I never heard of these two people I’ve watched tonight but you’ve kept me reeled in the whole time. Love your septum jewelry btw you’re awesome!!! Now subscribed
I remember watching a random MDE vlog years ago and even though the kids were trying really hard to act happy and goofy, they all seemed super depressed and tired. I couldn't take more than 2 minutes of it honestly.
This helped understand that joke I made on Instagram all those years ago. I needed a refresher on what went down. Also, I dig the SYSC interludes. That band is fantastic in the studio and in concert!
as someone who also grew up with emo youtubers, mde, onision and eventually grew out of all of it. ive been titty punched with the reality of just how horrible and abusive the scene was to my favorite people. i still can’t fathom how fucked up these individuals are and at the cost of really beautiful souls. im glad there are people like you who help bring these truths to light. thank u c: SUBSCRIBED
Glad you enjoyed!
Same ): a former emo/scene kid be hurtinnn
Same😭
I'm so happy I didn't get into the youtuber thing.. to me MDE meant Modern Day Escape and I'm so thankful for that
I’m floored that you only know this crap NOW? Much of it is like almost A DECADE OLD…..maybe try to stay current and focus,…that’s insane…..
this kept me entertained for 30 minutes then I checked your channel and was suprised you weren’t a bigger channel keep up the good work this channel got potential
Thanks so much! Comments like these are my favorite
Not to be mean but success is like age nothing but a number
@@katyrockett What? I agree with the sentiment, but to be successful on RUclips, you need numbers. There are small victories but Career succes on RUclips needs numbers and massive support.
@@FXKNate yeah bro got ya. A whole heap of work goes in to it. Keep it up bro you're great. I watched Shannon react to you when Johnny did it. Me and you probably felt the same about Bryan. His stuff was good, but unfortunately, behind most big business is a lot of shadiness. He should have left while he was ahead but he let himself become the villain.
Got my subscription. Keep it up bud way better than philion.
Damn this whole story is so nostalgic in a weird way. I totally forgot about him and MDE. Even back then I thought it was weird that a grown dude was hanging with a bunch of teenagers. You covered it so well man, definitely subscribing now 🤘🏻
Glad you enjoyed, thanks man.
Great work man! Super fair without letting anybody off the hook.
Hey, thanks Finn! Glad you enjoyed it, bud.
Fin!!!!!!!
Aye the goat 🐐
@@FXKNateAhhh shit, I literally just found your channel tonight, but I've been rocking with Finn for a grip! Very rad to find him commenting.🤘 I wasn't at all familiar with Bryan and that scene, but this was a stellar video man. 🖤
I’m here bc shannon just covered your video too. I’m glad you reignited the conversation and helped inspire both Johnny and Shannon to explain more about what went down.
Where at? Did she live stream it??
Thanks for letting me know btw
@@FXKNate yes it’s on her page under lives titled: discussing emo drama, streamed 2 days ago :)
In his apology video, Austin mentions talking about his crimes with someone prominent in the community, I believe he said something like "if you're a part of this specific music scene, you'd know exactly who he was if I told you". He also called this person his coworker and said "if you can call it that". My theory is that he was talking about Bryan. He said that this person gave him advice and said that what he did wasn't so bad. Now that we know that Bryan was covering up for Austin, I really think that's who Austin was talking about. It makes sense since Bryan was Austin's manager and morally-challenged himself. I know I have my tinfoil hat on, but my suspicion is strong! 😆
I dont even think that goes into tinfoil hat territory, thats probably was how it went down. Everything just became about the views and the money in Bryans head that perhaps he was desperate to have that under-wraps in favor of this corporate delusion he made with MDE
This is such a great video that for a few minutes right at the beginning, I was almost starting to miss Bryan. The way you were able to showcase exactly what he did for the community without also downplaying all of the shitty things he did emphasizes perfectly exactly what everyone felt while it was happening.
Thanks so much, I was trying to pull that off haha. Glad you like it!
Dude had so much potential. People grew to love him... and then, like so many others, he did STUPID shit. Now he's a nobody. I feel bad for him too to some extent. Does he have ANYBODY anymore? No idea. He had something so special... something that so many people would kill to have.
I can't imagine he has much going for him tbh.. seems very salty at the world. He very rarely pokes his head up from the wood work
I’ve been looking for more Bryanstars video essay type shit for awhile and kinda gave up on it, and then, boom, your video pops up. Nice work, man. The Snakey-snake Bryanstars story doesn’t get enough coverage, it’s hella interesting.
Yeah exactly why I wanted to make it. I can’t believe this story hasn’t been covered By SunnyV2 or J Aubrey or any of the big rise and fall channels. Its a story worth telling.
Glad you enjoyed!
I swear seeing the name BRYANSTARS is my MKultra trigger. This brought up a lot of repressed memories from being a 14 year old idiot laughing along to content I had no business watching. It would be interesting to see you cover the rise and well deserved fall of Blood on the Dance Floor, you did really good research here and it's always better to get insight from someone who was "part of the scene" at the time. Great video I really expected you to be a at 100k subs with this quality :)
Thanks so much! Maybe one day I will be haha
Cozy Rep does a video of them as well
Jayy from Blood on the Dance Floor actually does drag now under the name Dahli, and actually won season 4 of Dragula. Seems like dude is doing way better.
@@tegridyprimeDahli might possibly release a podcast with fellow Season 4 contestant Koco Caine, but it's still a plan in the works, but Dahli is a much better person now, Resurrection was the way I fell in love with him and his drag persona even more than I was already
You're unlocking some deep, buried memories from my teenage years with these vids. God, it's like at least half of the people I loved back then were just closeted creeps. I hope the alternative scene today is a lot safer for the teens just getting into it :
I found this channel through Johnnies Channel. Thank for help bringing the truth to life. My son was huge is the bands at that time, still is 10 years later, and he is trans so Thank You Nate for standing up for EVERYONE!! Much Love~ an Emo/goth mom :)
Thanks, Glad you enjoyed!
@@FXKNate Your welcome, looking forward to more video's!
Well your daughter is mentally ill I would get her some help if I were you! It’s not possible to change your sex and cross sex hormones are incredibly harmful to the body! So is unnecessary surgeries!
@@Starae336 80% if not mor of the US population has a mental illness. And it's my SON. IF you saw how happier he is now than before, maybe you wouldn't be telling people not to do something. But in the end we are all the same...dead. But for now I will love all my trans kids, with all my heart & hope they are happy. Oh & BTW, go troll somewhere else. I am sure Nate would agree.
@@HollyNabity god you’re the mother that any queer/trans kid wants or needs 😭. I wish there was this kind of acceptance amongst everyone.
they were my middle school and early high school obsession. it hurts to miss that time and to now be an adult and realize all the bad that was going on that younger me did not see. hope they bring back the warped tour and its community before it got toxic.
I remember the era of BryanStars, I wasn't really a fan, but then I was in my 20s by the time he started. MDE always seemed like the weirdest thing to me. Like you I saw Bryan from afar at Warped 2015, I knew who he was of course but the whole drama was something that was only vaguely on my radar. So I found out about a lot of this stuff retroactively, this is a very well done retrospective.
thanks! glad you liked it
Same, shite was geyyyyyyy but I watched for the cringe worthy content.
This needs more views
This was really well done
I wish ppl would talk about him more
Thanks so much! Hopefully more people will get this vid in their feeds cause it’s a story worth hearing
I’m going to be 23 years old this year, this video took me baaaaack. Even when I was a kid, Bryan’s “new look” made me cringe ._. I enjoyed his original look, you worded why very accurately.
i have memories of my middle school choir class, the teacher was a great guy and on fridays we would either do karaoke or listen to acapellas on youtube... Austin Jones played a lot as he did have a great voice. just crazy to think that Austin Jones made it into classrooms, people thought he was just an innocent singer. im 23 now and im sure the teacher found out, i feel bad our teacher didnt know bc i bet he'd feel really bad now.
He shouldn’t feel guilty. Aside from any external shit, the things Austin could do and create were really spectacular and he was a good singer. So it’s understandable why he would show him, before everything came out.
It’s crazy the reach he had
So glad this was suggested to me. Your channel is a whole rabbit hole of nostalgia- soul crushing nostalgia when you find out how crappy so much of the scene was.
Really good video! As an “elder emo” the RUclips era was slightly after my time(MySpace days for me) so this was a really interesting deep dive in something I wasn’t too familiar with other than Bryan Stars interviews.
I was literally thinking of all of this stuff the other day and couldn’t really find a rise/fall video! I saw Johnnies reaction to yours and I can’t tell you how excited I was to watch it!!!
Glad you enjoyed!
This made me emotional. What a strange weird time in my life when i loved this type of content. I relate to your monologue at the end about being alone and feeling isolated as a youth and finding refuge in this sort of thing. Its sad that the things I sought solace and comfort in were surrounded in such darkness and hate and negativity. Sometimes blatant evil. I'd like to think Bryan isnt a horrible person on the inside, and like you said, lost himself in his ego and narcissism. I hope he sees the errors of his ways now and feels remorse for the things he did.
I remember watching Bryan Stars back in the day, his interviews were legendary as a highschooler. My favorite one was when he interviewed Corpsegrinder with that neon pink polo.
It thought he would end up in some cable news show, wasn't expecting him starting a band and all that jazz.
I don’t know how this came up in my algorithm, but it did. It’s so nostalgic. I’ve been in the scene since 2003 and I love seeing all these things, even if they are negative. Just the culture, the looks, the hair. It really was the Wild West back then. Lol. Thank you for this
glad you enjoyed!
Omg this video is UNLOCKING so many memories 😭 such a fever dream! When Never Shout Never section popped up, I literally gasped! I totally forgot about "the incident" 😭 This videos is Hella nostalgic, my tween/teen years 💀
Bryan stars popped into my head today and I wondered what happened to him. Decided to search him on RUclips and found your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
That’s awesome, glad you enjoyed! If you don’t mind me asking, what did you look up in the search bar to find me? Just curious what search terms are promoting the video haha
I'm genuinely shocked more people haven't discovered your content. It's so well done and covers an entire chunk of my life that no one seems to talk about anymore. Like I wasn't allowed to participate in shows and shit but I vividly remember watching his interviews in imvu with a bunch of other baby emos lying about their age and this is the first time I've heard what happened to Brian
This is the kind of reaserch, pacing and quality editing that makes a good youtube channel. He also is a good at speaking halfway from a script while still injecting ad lib thoughts and sounding natural. It needs some work but this will be a play button channel if he doesnt quit and this video will be an example of how this guy came into his own as a contenet creator.
Couldn't agree more. 💯
I had no idea who BryanStars was until this and you’ve held my attention throughout the entire video 🫣 You’re so well spoken thank you for sharing 🎉
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.
He really was one of the first influencers. Such a wild journey
He was the first the likes influencing people
this definitely unlocked a part of my brain i havent delved into in a while 😭 thanks for that + nice vid!!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!
You deserve a much bigger platform with content this good. Keep it up man.
Thanks so much! Means the world
I had no idea about Bryanstars downfall before this. Used to watch his videos when I was slightly more emo than I am now. Great content, keep it up.
came here from Johnnie's video! keep going with your channel, this is good quality production.
Thanks!
I grew up on BryanStars Interviews. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who didn't get into my digital escape (for the same reasons you did, weirdly enough 😅) thanks for covering this, well done! Always wondered what the full story was
Excellent video! I was also an emo kid at the time and remember Bryan at the height of his fame. He tweeted a heart emoji at my sister and I remember us fangirling about it. It's been weird to watch him grow and then see it all crashing down, with all the MDE drama and Austin Jones (🤮) shit. I had a great time watching this :)
so glad you enjoyed!
I think Bryan really got in his own head and became someone he wasn’t, I think the internet, and the quick rise he had, as well as all the friends he made, got to him and he didn’t want to lose any of it which in turn made him a bad person. He saw reactions and shock of the questions and videos he put out and I think he genuinely enjoyed that and ended up taking it WAY too far. I don’t feel bad for Bryan because he was a grown man who knew right from wrong and could’ve prevented ALOT had he been a responsible adult who didn’t exploit children.
"Mr. Stars, for the crime of cringe you will be sentenced to only fate you deserve. Now face the wall."
Watched Johnnies reaction to this and thought to come and watch it for myself. So crazzyy that I was ACTUALLY following all this drama when it actually happened back when I was 13. Not thinking anything was wrong with what Bryan did. He exploited fans that just wanted to be part of his “cool” life. Fans that probably looked up to him for YEARS.
I've only just come across this video and it was so interesting tbh. I was a viewer of Bryan's interviews back in 2013/2014 and remember when MDE launched when I was 14 and even then, I thought the content was kinda odd since I had gotten used to and liked everyone's separate channels. I still watch Johnnie's content to this day! This video was very insightful and well put together, great job!
Bryan's channel just came to my attention today, and then I saw this. However, I am glad it was you who elaborated on this. I absolutely love your video!
Thanks a bunch! Glad you enjoyed
Im actually so happy for this, to do that much of a deep dive on these and making sure everything was correct, you got my respect 💯
you should be a much bigger youtuber, your content is great. you covered this in such a great way
Thanks so much! That means the world, glad you enjoyed
It is absolutely insane that I use to idealize these people. I remember all these videos and people it is crazy I use to be “in love” with some of these guys as a kid and it’s scary to think I could have easily of been a victim. This is an amazing video I love how you really empathize with them while also wanting to hold them accountable for the really reallyyyy messed up things he did. I think it’s good for people to hear both sides.
Here from Johnny mentioning you, watched the video, staying bc your vibe is chill & your video was well done! Definitely subbed 😊 also I LOVE the cozy representative
Thanks, Glad you enjoyed!
I haven't heard these names in so long. The algorithm has came through. This was a great retrospective. 🖤
Amazing youtuber, im here before you blow tf up bro
Glad to have you here!
First time I was introduced to Bryan Stars was when I watched a modern day escape interview and he was the one interviewing. After my emo phase, I forgot about him. Always wanted to know what happened and I can't wait to watch this
Thank you for your video! Very entertaining and informative. Big respect for these poor souls who HAD to be a part of My Digital Escape.
I listen to these kinds of RUclips videos at work so it’s rare that I’ll ever watch the actual video, immediately subbed cause nowhere NEAR enough subscribers and for the periphery poster
Love when people notice the periphery posters, nice to have some djentlemen in the comment section!
this was such a good video, thank you for bringing light onto a topic that’s been buried and “forgotten” in the emo community :)
It was my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!
And might I add that you might as well be my favorite channel now the overall quality of this video was 1000/10 super engaged and interested the whole time keep up the great work man glad that I can join you on your journey by subbing 🙌🏻
Thank u :>
I just watched your most recent series the warped minds of warped tour, the ronnie video and now this one and dude you just got a sub. your story telling, research and presence on camera is amazing. you’re also naturally funny and I can tell you got a great personality. keep it up cause the work you put into these videos is impeccable!
the only other person talking about bryanstars was the cozy representative and I saw that one. I still wish he did more pop punk and harcore bands, then the scene metalcore and post hardcore bands and doing 7 interviews at a time. I was a fan of bryanstars at 21. I'll watch his warped blogs and some older interviews and that's it. I never cared about the my digital escape drama that happend and never knew the other memebers. I just started watching johnnie guilbert in 2019 and now subscribed to him the most.
oh totally i was like 11/12 when i found his videos and i found it interesting that this underground interviewer was getting these BIG ass up and coming bands and even some established in the scene already. i loved how different they were where he would tell funny jokes along the way. i just wish he stuck to interviewing thats what really got me into his channel it sucks he ended up the way he was. and did she shitty ass/creepy things he ended up doing.
@@baygoesmoo I was thinking more tour vlogs as well.
Dude this video is the best thing I’ve seen on RUclips in years
Thanks so much! :)
Hmmmmmmm I wonder if I should add on to this… I moved in with him in 2017, had a REALLY bad falling out with him in 2020, and was then harassed for an entire YEAR 🙃
I’d be interested to hear about it
Brian could've used the opportunity to empower the young MDE members...not exploit, humiliate, and financially harm them. If Brian played more of a mentor and big brother role, he would've walked down a far more positive road and make a larger, encouraging impact on those kids. I just can't help but feel the pain these RUclipsrs had to go through, and I don't blame them for having trust issues. Thanks for the video, and hope your channel continues to do well.
Dude!! I haven’t thought about this guy in so long. The nostalgia is real. Also can’t wait for this channel to blow up
I have no fuckin clue why this was in my recommended and I 've never heard of BryanStars in my entire life but this was a damn good video. Subbed & liked lad.
thanks dude
Between two days ago when I found your channel and now I’ve literally watched you gain over 1000 subs, keep it up man!!
thank u!
The one and only Bryan Stars interview I ever watched was the Volumes one. I didn't even know it existed until after Diego passed away and I was just searching around for any Volumes related content I hadn't seen before. Still a funny interview, but holy shit was it crazy to find out about all of this happening afterwards 😬
The volumes one was really sweet. You could tell they were confused and thought Bryan was weird but enjoyed the interview because of it. You know after parting ways with Bryan they had to be like “who tf was that guy” lol
I watched a couple of your videos not realizing I wasn’t subscribed. Great work! Love your channel look forward to seeing more content good luck! You deserve more subscribers
thank you!
I’m super impressed! Good presentation and great storytelling. You got it down man.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your channel needs to blow up!! Great job, man!
Thanks so much! Hopefully it does lol
Very good video I knew nothing and now I know it all. I literally had one question and I got so much more information. You formatted this video very well. Especially with the editing. I'm going to try and stay caught up with you so expect more comments
Thanks man! I’m really glad you enjoyed!
Dude, you have a way with conclusive truths... like, you can make sense of lunacy. Or find the lunacy in what presents itself as sense. Glad to see the channel's gettin' sticky. Keep comin' with the digital dope!
Such a great video. Good job, dude. It is crazy that this situation wasn't blown up more.. Glad I came across your channel. Love what I've seen so far. Keep up the good work 🖤🖤 Just hadda add . . . I can't believe this channel isn't bigger. It definitely has the potential to be huge.
Thanks so much, I appreciate that!
this video randomly popped on my recommended page and i have to say, great video dude! you deserve way more subs and likes for sure
The fact that this was such a thing in two generations of scene life that I was a close witness to both times makes me want to listen to only Josh Groban until I die
Lmfao.
Put this on as background noise so i could take a nap at work... had to rewind cus my interest was peaked. I had no idea this is why he fell off. Definitely subscribing, this is video #2 thats popped up on my feed, both very intriguing and informative 👌
awesome :) glad you enjoyed!
Maybe he did get caught up in the fame, money, etc, and lost his way. But it doesn't change that he hurt several people in scummy, manipulative, sleazy ways along the way. I can't imagine making the decisions he did and being able to even sleep at night
Yeah, nothing excuses what he did. I think when I was making this video, I really wanted to present an answer as to what happened. And my mind kinda always led me back to “Bryan changed, he wasn’t always like this” doesn’t make it okay, but yeah that’s the conclusion I went to Atleast.
thank you for making this!! super nostalgic in a weird way
This video is amazing I love the newer long content of this Channel good job dude
Thanks so much, put a lot into the last few longer videos
Your videos are giving me such 2010s emo kid nostalgia, it's insane. Especially on the day I wear my D.R.U.G.S shirt and I subbed SO FAST😭🖤
I like the way you explained and edited this It's like watching a movie. Very detailed from beginning to end or should i say rise and fall.
Dude I am LOVING these videos! Please make more, I will constantly watch them! Thank you!
I watched Bryan through 2015-17 and something I remember about the end of everything was him leeching off of Robbie/Sebastian and his YouNow lives and omg this video unlocked so many memories of my teen years lol
Just found your channel, you're my go to youtuber to listen to whilst I clean now, thoroughly enjoyed this video!
I'm so happy to hear that ! :>
I used to love my digital escape when I was 14, and now looking back at it being 23 it just makes me see how wrong the things they were made to do were. This was very entertaining!
Found you from johnnies video, super glad I did. Love all of the content and can’t wait for more. Also love the sysc in between topics
I didn't know who Bryan or My Digital Escape were, and I was curious why no one liked him. this video makes me understand everything; so, thank you❤
Your welcome! Glad you liked it
Respect for mentioning Cozy and still doing a video in your own style without copying it.
30:38 made me feel something I haven’t in a long time
well done man you covered everything on Bryan perfectly i really did like Bryan I started watching him when I was only 19 his interviews I really did enjoy it’s sad what happened to him I hope someday he gets his life together and starts being a better person realizes what he did was wrong and hurt a lot of people around him
Very true. Hope he finds or has found some joy in life
During this time I would say i was in the alternative then black metal community. Never really knew what the metalcore/emo scene really was as far as MCR or Hawthorne Heights. But man, these RUclips stories past are a nostalgia trip. Thank you for this.
Incredible video, the amount of dedication and research is absolutely insane!!!
Thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed.
i have been waiting for this video for years!!!! i lived for his videos this was awesome
Damn. I miss the old Bryan. His interviews got me through some of the most miserable times in my life and I was said underage girl who was at all those warped tours and shit lol.
Yeah same, Bryans videos meant the world to me at one point.
Omg this video is such a time capsule! It’s taking me back to my scene time with all these RUclipsrs 😭
This video is sooo good! I had no idea all of this happened with Bryan stars or than he was connected to Austin homes
haha tell me about it, researching this video unlocked a ton of memories lol
@@FXKNate frfr! Dude you should do a video on Alex Ramos?? Although i don’t remember if he had actual controversy or if it was just my teen self hating on him 😂
@@blueberrytart15 I remember him being a bit of a drama queen, but I’m not sure how much documentation there is on him lol. He kinda disappeared to, don’t know where to find him tbh lmao
@@FXKNate tbh true literally forgot he existed until now lol
I was 20 years old, way to old in 2015 to be watching to, but I remember watching MDE because it made me feel nostalgia for middle school/early high school lol
u explained the last part perfectly. thats EXACLY how i feel about bryan stars, shane dawson, and jeffree star. 😔
I saw johnnie reacting to this awhile ago and I’m here again, but here here this time
lmao nice! glad your here
Fuck this brought back a lot. Lucky for me, when I was little I had a crush on Shannon, Alex, and Johnnie instead of Brian or Austin. As an adult it's so strange to have this all brought up again.
I remember the circles I was in online were also really awesome. They were slightly older than me, and were always warning the younger members and always believing their stories. I wasn't groomed by a celebrity, just a normal pedo, and they were so nice in helping me. Itty bitty chat groups were on the Austin Jones and Dahvie Vanity hate wagon very early. I wish I could go back and thank those older members for what they were doing, so if you're a former emo in your mid-twenties to early-thirties and were kind to kids, thanks ❤
Really well made video, surprised you aren't already a huge channel, keep up the hard work , this was very nicely put together :)
Thanks so much! Comments like these are my favorite!
Hey! Just found your page. Great video. I know nothing of the scene you’re speaking about (I was at raves lol) but I was completely drawn in by this video and loved the story. Thanks bro! I’ll be sure to watch the rest of your stuff ❤
thank u :)
my emo ass has been FIENDING for this. thank you !!!
Haha my emo has aswell, which is exactly why I took it upon myself to make it. Glad you enjoyed, friend!
dude okay i finished watching and i just gotta say... sexual content like this was a lot more depressingly prevalent than i remember, and it makes a lot of sense why the whole 2010s alt scene became a veritable breeding ground for predators... none of this was a coincidence! god we were all just ripe to be groomed by whatever band member or band member adjacent adult came stumbling our way, weren't we?
I have to say my dude. I love the way you do your content. This is so authentic. Well researched and funny. Dunno what else to say other than. Fuckin keep them up dude. You got another sub.
Thanks!
I was an awkward emo loser in the 2010's, this video brings back memories
This dude is a blast from the past 😂. Brian was actually one of the more interesting interviewers to watch. Like stated in the video, he actually went out of his way to ask off the wall stuff, he'd actually be more open and friendly with most of the bands, and ngl I sorta enjoyed when the bands messed with him at the time haha. He truly was like their annoying little brother they're fucking with.
I personally stopped watching him a little before the interviews stopped and next thing I knew he was in MDE. With Johnnie and the others. Then I saw him in "Average Joe" on RUclips made by Andy Biersacks cousin Joe Flanders as some crazy coked up psycho 😂😂😂.
Since tho I've always wondered wth happened to this dude 😂. Appreciate the video!
I love the rules before commenting. Just found you and this is my second video tonight! I never heard of these two people I’ve watched tonight but you’ve kept me reeled in the whole time. Love your septum jewelry btw you’re awesome!!! Now subscribed
I remember watching a random MDE vlog years ago and even though the kids were trying really hard to act happy and goofy, they all seemed super depressed and tired. I couldn't take more than 2 minutes of it honestly.
This helped understand that joke I made on Instagram all those years ago. I needed a refresher on what went down.
Also, I dig the SYSC interludes. That band is fantastic in the studio and in concert!