Ronnie Radke

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ronnie Radke

• Ronnie Radke’s mother was a drug addict and was absent for most of his childhood. He claims that this was the reason for his lack of respect for women; however, in 2014, he posted a picture with his mother after one of his concerts on his Instagram account saying that he had forgiven her. 

• According to Radke, his father is white and his mother is Blackfoot and Portuguese.

• He learnt to play guitar at a very young age. He began by playing the songs by the American rock band Blink-182.

  

• Radke formed his first band with his friend Mitch during school and named the band 3.0. He ran away from his home and moved in with Mitch and his mother. He also quit high school to pursue music full-time.

• They performed at various events in Las Vegas including Chain Reaction and the Huntridge.

• After the band split, he moved back to his father’s house in Las Vegas. He joined back to school; however, he dropped out again after a short time.

• Later, he joined another band named Lefty.

• Ronnie became friends with the American musician Maxwell Scott Green after he met him at a talent show after Ronnie joined his second band Lefty.

• In 2002, he composed various songs with the American music producer Michael Baskette including “Listen Up!”, “The Worst Time” and “The Departure”.

• Radke formed another band known as the True Story with Max Green. They composed a demo song titled “This Is Not the End.” After being inspired by the rock band Thrice, he began screaming which led to the formation of the band Escape the Fate.

  

• Ronnie became the lead vocalist of True Story after it was formed. According to various reports, the complete band came together through a social media networking website Myspace. Soon after the complete formation of the band, they gained fame and a massive fan following through local radio.

• In May 2006, the band composed its debut EP “There’s No Sympathy for the Dead.” The band’s debut album Dying Is Your Latest Fashion reached No. 12 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. The album reached No. 12 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart.

• Ronnie Radke was kicked out of the band in 2008 after his imprisonment for owning Brass Knuckles.

• While being imprisoned at the High Desert State Prison in Nevada, Radke composed various songs for his upcoming band named From Behind These Walls. Later, he changed the name of the band to Falling in Reverse due to copyright issues.

• While he was still in prison, Radke and the American singer Craig Mabbitt fell in a feud which resulted in Escape the Fate insulting Radke during live performances and Radke responding with derogatory comments about the band members on social media.

• Falling in Reverse was signed by American record label Epitaph Records. The band made its debut with the single “Raised by Wolves” (2010).

•  In July 2011, the band released its debut album titled The Drug in Me Is You. The album reached number 19 on the Billboard 200. It also sold 18,000 copies in its first week and was given gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in December 2019.

• On 31 March 2013, he started his own YouTube channel and released his solo song titled “Fair-Weather Fans.”

•  In 2014, both rival bands “Escape the Fate” and “Falling in Reverse” collaborated for the “Bury the Hatchet” tour to signify an end to the hostilities among them.

  

• In 2015, he publicly announced that he does not follow any religion as he believes that Christianity does not treat LGBT people well.

• In December 2022, he published a memoir along with the journalist Ryan J. Downey titled “I Can Explain.” According to him, he titled his memoir like this because he found it to be funny as previously he had been in a lot of trouble for various reasons.

• In 2023, Radke covered up all of his tattoos.