New Years Day singer Ash Costello has opened up on the album that most helped shape her as an artist in a new interview with Metal Hammer. Discussing the songs that mean the most to her, Costello points to classic AFI track Girl's Not Grey and its parent album, 2003's legendary Sing The Sorrow, as crucial in her development both as a music fan and as a musician.
"I don’t even know where to begin with Girl’s Not Grey by AFI," says the singer. "Sing The Sorrow is probably the most important album in my life. I wouldn’t be the singer, the artist, anything without that album. I always try to remember that when we’re writing new music – to take risks and do something out of the box and surprise people. That’s what AFI taught me. My first time watching Davey Havok perform I wanted to be him so bad, more than I’ve ever wanted to be any other frontperson. He was flawless. Ever since that moment and to this day before I go onstage, I think, ‘Just be Davey Havok.'"
