- published: 15 Apr 2015
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Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (pronounced /mɑrˈdʒɛərə/ mar-JAIR-ə; born September 28, 1979) is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew. He has since appeared in MTV's Viva La Bam and Bam's Unholy Union, all three Jackass movies, and Haggard and Minghags, both of which he co-wrote and directed.
Margera was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Phil and April Margera. He is the younger brother of Jess Margera and nephew of Vincent Margera. His grandfather nicknamed him "Bam" at the age of three after his habit of running into walls. He attended East High School and cites friend Chris Raab as his only reason for attending high school.
Margera began shooting videos of himself and his friends skateboarding and doing stunts, which eventually turned into the CKY video series. He independently released CKY. CKY2K, CKY3 and CKY4 have also been released. CKY stands for "Camp Kill Yourself", a reference to the film Sleepaway Camp. These early videos feature many of Margera's friends, including Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, Rake Yohn, Chris Raab, Brandon Novak and others who form a loose collective known as the CKY Crew. CKY is also the name of a rock band featuring his brother Jess, and the history and relationship between the video and band projects is heavily interlinked.
Control is taking over me
I feel it more with every breath
Escaping this is harder than it seems
I feel the tearing of my heart
Can you feel anything at all?
I want you to remember all my flaws
And how you never catch me when I fall
When i fall
Fall away and wait for the day that I’m good enough for you, for you
Fall away, I’ll be gone the day that I’m good enough
Good enough for you
For you
I dream of hope she dreams of hate
There is no heart that she can’t break
You’re wrapped around her little finger
You feel it running through your veins
Obsession driving you insane
I want you to remember all my flaws
And how you never catch me when I fall
When i fall
Fall away and wait for the day that I’m good enough for you, for you
Fall away, I’ll be gone the day that I’m good enough
Good enough for you
For you
There’s nothing left to say
I’m moving forward
Going day by day
I’m getting stronger
Nothing left to say
I’m moving forward
Going day by day
Fall away and wait for the day that I’m good enough for you, for you
Fall away, I’ll be gone the day that I'm good enough
Good enough for you
Fall away and wait for the day that I’m good enough for you, for you
Fall away, I’ll be gone the day that I’m good enough
Good enough for you