Editing Bert McCracken (section)

== Personal life ==
McCracken appeared on the [[MTV]] show ''[[The Osbournes]]'' while he was dating [[Kelly Osbourne]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Kelly Osbourne's ex-drug addict boyfriend |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/meet-kelly-osbournes-ex-drug-addict-boyfriend-20030219-gdgan3.html |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=19 February 2003 |language=en}}</ref> to her [[Sharon Osbourne|mother's]] dismay and disapproval.

In 2004, McCracken's then-pregnant ex-girlfriend Kate died of a drug overdose, as the recording of The Used's second album ''[[In Love and Death]]'' was coming to a close.<ref name="theprp.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2016/09/01/news/useds-bert-mccracken-discusses-losing-loved-one-drugs-overcoming-substance-abuse/|title=The Used's Bert McCracken Discusses Losing A Loved One To Drugs, Overcoming Substance Abuse – Theprp.com|date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>

In July 2008, McCracken married his Australian fiancée, Alison, at a private ceremony in Los Angeles. In July 2013, he announced that he and his wife had relocated from Los Angeles to [[Sydney]], Australia,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cooltry.com.au/interview-bert-mccracken-the-used/ |title=Interview – Bert McCracken (The Used) – Cool Try |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064757/http://cooltry.com.au/interview-bert-mccracken-the-used/ |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> where their first daughter, Cleopatra Rose, was born in January, 2014. Their second child, Minerva Bloom, was born on March 23, 2018.<ref>Imaginary Enemy Album Booklet</ref>

McCracken has struggled with [[drug addiction]] and [[alcoholism]] in the past,<ref name="theprp.com" /> the former referenced in the song "Bulimic" on [[The Used]]'s [[The Used (album)|self-titled album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/230uxb/were_bert_jeph_quinn_dan_aka_the_used_ask_us/|title=r/Music – We're Bert, Jeph, Quinn + Dan, AKA – The Used. Ask us anything!|website=reddit|date=April 14, 2014 }}</ref> However, he has since overcome his addictions, being sober since 2012.<ref name="theprp.com" />

Bert McCracken has voiced his [[Palestinian right of return|support]] for [[Palestinian territories|Palestine]] and [[left-wing politics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwc5Pd1WdAg&t=9s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Mwc5Pd1WdAg| archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=The Used on Quinn Allman's Hiatus + Band's Future Goals|last=Loudwire|date=June 19, 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> alongside being critical of aspects of contemporary American culture and society, such as the influence of larger corporations on the music industry, which partly prompted his move to Australia in 2013. His political views were also influential in the lyrical content of The Used's 2014 album ''[[Imaginary Enemy (album)|Imaginary Enemy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bert-mccracken-of-the-used-mad-as-hell/|title=Bert McCracken of The Used is Mad as Hell and He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore|date=April 21, 2014}}</ref>

About a year prior to the recording of The Used's 2017 album ''[[The Canyon (album)|The Canyon]]'', McCracken's friend Tregen died via suicide which heavily influenced the album's lyrical content.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_used_bert_mccracken_interview_the_canyon|title=The Used's Bert McCracken has powerful words about life and death – Alternative Press|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=October 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8013821/the-used-new-album-the-canyon-bert-mccracken-interview|title=The Used's Bert McCracken Talks Suicide & Loss, How It Influenced New Album 'The Canyon'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>