Blythe was introduced to the land in Ecuador several years ago by his surfing friend Carlos and he was sad to know that it has the highest deforestation rate in the Western hemisphere. So he decided to spend his time developing a reforesting project with carlos, for this land. With his friend’s family and the help of his online video-sharing platform ‘Cameo’, he was able to purchase ”sight unseen”. The singer is looking at purchasing even more land in the area. He said: “If we can get a hold of this and funding to buy it and start returning it to its natural state, I’ll just be super excited, We need trees for oxygen, in case anybody didn’t know that, and I like to preserve wild places. It was a little scary for me, but it felt good enough to where I was like, ‘Well, screw it. What am I gonna do with this money — hoard it or buy another camera or whatever?’ This was something concretely good I could do during a very unsettled time. It was good for me emotionally and mentally and spiritually, and it’s good for the world. There’s a bigger picture here that I hope people can start to see.”
The singer made a short film as a thank you to all the people who have paid him to sing them Happy Birthday, wish their spouse happy anniversary or roast their friends on Cameo. Check the video:
We need more men like Randy Blythe! Respect mother earth guys and Keep it heavy brothers and sisters! \m/
