Shawn Harris of The Matches

by Lara Sanders

The Matches have been busy. Since recording their new album, Decomposer, with punk icons Tim Armstrong, Mark Hoppus, and peta2's good friend John Feldmann, the band has conquered The Bamboozle and is hitting up Warped Tour all summer long.

We got a chance to catch up with The Matches' vocalist/guitarist, Shawn Harris, backstage at The Bamboozle (during their conquer of it and all) and found out that playing with The Matches isn't the only thing on his plate; he also has veggie burgers, riblets, and tofu on it too! That's right, kids—Shawn is vegan, and we found out why. Let's just say it has a lil' something to do with maggots …

Even if you haven't had a life-changing maggot-related experience, you can still see that eating animals is just plain wrong! All you have to do is watch "Meet Your Meat" and you'll see what we mean.

So why wait another minute to do something that'll have a huge impact on your life and the lives of animals? Get to it! Click on the button below and take the Veg Pledge. We can't promise that you will automatically become as cool as Shawn Harris, but we do promise that you'll be one step closer.