THE NEWS
Andy Williams was the guitar player who gave Every Time I Die its swing, and he did it while also working as a professional wrestler *. Now a memorial in his honor is being planned, a statue plus a bench, with construction not yet underway as of the report *. Supporters can buy a custom engraved brick to be installed around the memorial site †.
THE LEGACY
- Williams played guitar in Every Time I Die *.
- He also worked as a professional wrestler, a second career he carried alongside the band *.
- The reports refer to Williams as deceased *.
- The tribute is said to include both a statue and a memorial bench *, †.
- Engraved bricks are being sold to surround the memorial site, and appear to be available now †.
- As of the September 2026 reports, the memorial has not been built *, †.
WHY IT MATTERS
Statues usually go to politicians and athletes, not to the guy playing riffs in a hardcore band in a room where the ceiling sweats. Whether this gets built, where it lands, and when it is unveiled are all still open questions, but the fact that people are laying bricks for him says plenty about what he meant.