The song "Carolyn" was written by Black Veil Brides' frontman Andy Biersack about Jake's mother when she was going through a period of illness. On the 18th of January 2014, his mother, Carolyn, passed away.
He received his first guitar when he was 10 years old, but he put it away and didn't play it until 3 years later. He picked it back up when he began listening to Metallica, because he wanted to recreate their sound. He learned music and harmony theory from his mother, who was a classical pianist and composer. He also took a lesson from virtuoso guitarist Eric Cliff from the bands Abriel Way and Blind Fury. Eric taught him many tricks and techniques such as speed picking. Eric is from his home town of Boise Idaho. Jake is also influenced musically by rock and heavy metal artists such as Van Halen, Scorpions, All That Remains, Buckethead, Paul Gilbert, Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Avenged Sevenfold, Mötley Crüe, and Metallica. Before joining Black Veil Brides, he played lead guitar in the bands The Perfect Victim and 80 Proof Riot. He is a certified recording engineer and went to Los Angeles Recording School in 2006.
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