Radke met Max Green from the band Almost Heroes at a talent show. Radke's microphone fell and Max picked it up for him while they were on stage and they became friends, forming the band True Story, which recorded a demo containing the track "This Is Not the End". Radke started screaming in the band after being inspired by Thrice, then started to sing, slowly forming Escape the Fate.
In high school, Radke and Max Green were close friends. In , Bryan Money, looking for a vocalist, contacted Max who referred him to Radke. Bryan agreed and began auditions for a drummer. Robert Ortiz was selected, and Escape the Fate was formed. A few weeks later, Omar Espinosa, who at the time was the guitarist for Lovehatehero, joined as rhythm guitarist. The band began to play in the post-hardcore scene in Las Vegas. During that time Carson Allen joined as keyboardist.
The band recorded the demo Escape the Fate EP. They signed in early with Epitaph Records after winning a radio contest judged by My Chemical Romance, which launched their career. Both were produced by Radke's friend Michael "Elvis" Baskette. Since late , Radke had a new band in mind, due to personal issues within Escape the Fate. The song is described as "a song Ronnie made dedicated to all the people who didn't believe in him.
In part 3 of his interview with Alternative Press , Radke stated that he is creating a rap mixtape, produced by Charles Massabo Kallaghan Records [16] that will feature some well known rap artists, the mixtape will be released in December for free. LaY, was released on July 5, on YouTube. A diss track titled "I Wash Cars" also featuring b. The feud between the two groups has since been resolved, and Radke is now on good terms with I See Stars, Sumerian Records, and Antonucci.
Also the two mentioned their two bands will be touring together in early In an interview with Loudwire, he has stated that he is in the process of making a rap mixtape, which according to Radke will include an artist on every song. He has also stated that the mixtape may be released for around Christmas. The track-list was also revealed but some songs did not contain feature other artists like he originally claimed. As of , 3 songs from the mixtape don't have official releases.
Radke has one daughter from his relationship with model Crissy Henderson. At one point, he became engaged to Henderson but their relationship ended in , due to infidelity on his part. Radke has openly denounced religion due to its treatment of LGBT people, saying he felt bitter and found hypocrisy in that Christianity was initially discriminatory against gay people but became accepting of them later on.
Radke's older brother, Anthony, died as the result of a traffic collision in During the fight, year-old Chase Rader, a man who had accompanied Radke, shot year-old Michael Allen Cook three times, killing him, as well as wounding another man, Colquitt's brother. Radke and Colquitt were criminally charged for their involvement in Cook's death, although Colquitt committed suicide before he could stand trial. Because of his criminal activity and prison sentence, Escape the Fate fired Radke.
Craig Mabbitt, formerly of the band Blessthefall, replaced the imprisoned Radke. I went to jail for that, dude. I got treated like a criminal who intentionally tried to injure little kids, but that's not my thing and you can bet that I'll never do it again," he told Rock Sound two years after the occurrence.
To say Radke has had his fair share of ups and downs is a bit of an understatement. Falling in Reverse now have four studio albums under their belt, and tragically endured the loss of guitarist Derek Jones in April of However, they still plan to continue as guitarist Christian Thompson confirmed on Instagram that he was back in the band in October. Scroll through the collection of images below to see the one and only Ronnie Radke through the years.
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