Bert McCracken

American singer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1982 · age 44

Robert Edward McCracken is an American singer, based in Australia, who is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band the Used.

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2007“It's always fun to climb into a dress when you're having a party, right? So we were having a party and I did just that, I poured myself into a dress.”In their words6 December 2007World Entertainment NewsRead the whole statement

“No matter how many times people try to pick my lyrics apart … nobody will really understand what these songs truly mean to me because I would rather not get into it.”In their words13 May 2007Sunday Mail, News Limited, pRead the whole statement

“Bert is super kind, a super sweetheart, but he's pretty crazy at the same time. He's a little manic, but he definitely has a great heart and a great soul.”In their words21 March 2007Boston HeraldRead the whole statement

2005“Yeah, I'm definitely a completely different person onstage than offstage. It just comes from inside me.”In their words13 October 2005The Advertiser, pRead the whole statement

“So like we say, our weakness is our strength too. It maybe makes it hard as hell on a day-to-day basis.”In their words2 September 2005The Press of Atlantic City, pRead the whole statement

“I've rebelled against all types of conformity throughout my life, not just Utah's conservative culture. I rebelled against the Mormon church by going to other churches.”In their words10 July 2005The Sunday Telegraph, News Limited, pRead the whole statement

1982Born25 February 1982

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I cry all the time. In fact, I cried when we were at the Islington Academy. I got a bit teary-eyed at the crowd's reaction to our show.
17 October 2007 · World Entertainment News Network, Own words
We definitely didn't want it to be anything like our first or second records.
3 May 2007 · Lies For The Liars" -- on, Own words
Whether the color of your skin is black, white, yellow, brown or purple -- the extent of this tragedy is so incredibly devastating that we had to do something.
10 September 2005 · Statement about Hurricane Katrina on website of The Used, reported in L. Martinez (10 September 2005) "Rockers plug in for Katrina",, Own words