VHF: When and why did you go vegan?
DOYLE: I was turned onto veganism by girlfriend Alissa White-Gluz in 2013. She's been vegetarian her whole life. She has never eaten a piece of meat ever! I think she went vegan at around 13 years old I believe, so she's been vegan for like 17 years. She started to explain it to me and teach me about it the very first conversation we had with each other, which actually made me fall in love with her immediately.
She had come to visit me in New York City and I had to get her back on a plane to get her back on tour. We were starving and running around trying to get back to the airport and she said "if we can't find me something to eat, we’ll find something for you to eat." I told her "fuck that I will never ever eat something in front of you that bothers you or disrespect you in any way ever!"
So, we would always go to vegan restaurants, and every time she would order all the food for us. Every time that I would take a bite, I would just look at her and go, "holy shit this is so good!" Right then and there I was hooked. Combining the ethics, she taught me about how animal products are made with all of the enslavement and torture, with the delicious vegan food was just amazing!
VHF: Were there any initial challenges or difficulties in making the transition?
DOYLE: No they're actually was not. All that I was eating that wasn't vegan was two chicken breasts a day for dinner, and whey protein throughout the day, and that's it. So the only things I had to really change where those two things. It is very easy when you really want to do something, you can.
VHF: What are the biggest benefits you have noticed?
DOYLE: The biggest benefit I have noticed, is that I'm happy. Being vegan makes me happy. I was in a restaurant in New York City not long ago, called Blossom. It’s one of our favorites (try the Little Italy and the Butterfinger Shake). And, I was waiting for my food, and these two little teenage girls, maybe 14-15 years old, came in and looked at me. They said, "Are you vegan?" I looked at them and said, "Yeah! It makes you happy doesn't it?!" They laughed and smiled and said, "Yeah it does!” So cute!
