Die in the Decade Perspective on I Love to Hate You
I’m Billy Kelley, a songwriter and guitarist for Die in the Decade. I play alongside Matt Calvert on bass and Bill Thomas on drums. We write honest, hard-hitting rock with heart — no fluff, just real songs with energy and meaning.
Before this, I played in Dizzy Down Tangent and Billy’s Playground, always chasing that perfect mix of melody and grit.
We're not trying to reinvent the wheel — we just want to make music that hits.
My songs come from what I’ve lived through — the weight, the emotions, the real stuff that sticks. Sometimes it's dark. Sometimes it's darker. But it's always honest.
"My first real memory of music? AC/DC on 8-track — loud, raw, and full of attitude. Not long after, it was KISS — the fire, the makeup, the riffs. That combination lit the fuse. I didn’t just hear music, I felt it. That’s when I knew this was in my blood."
"I got hooked in my uncle’s room as a kid. He had a guitar sitting in the corner — off-limits, of course. I was told not to touch it... but I did. That moment changed everything. Just holding it, I knew I wanted to play — like something clicked and never let go."
Rock, Alt Rock some Grunge..
DAVE GROHL
"If I could collab with anyone, it’d be Dave Grohl — hands down. The guy’s raw, real, and brings everything he’s got to every track. That energy, that honesty — that’s what I connect with."
"My dream performance? Any crowd that’s into the music. Doesn’t matter if it’s 20 people in a dive bar or 20,000 at a festival — if they’re feeling it, I’m all in. That connection is what it’s all about."
"I just want people to connect — to feel something that helps them through whatever they’re going through. If a song hits at the right time and says what they couldn’t, then it did its job."
