Take On The Pain And Wear It

I Think I've Been Addicted To Openness Since Long Before My Rock Career. I Was Terrible As A Teenager. I Used To Go Out Of My Way To Make People Uncomfortable With Personal Details. I Was Always Fascinated By The Idea That We Have These Weird, Random Boundaries Between What We Do And Don't Show.

It's Fine For People To Say, "if You Can't Stand The Heat And If You Can't Stand The Criticism, Then Just Don't Use The Internet"; Unfortunately, That Is Not An Option. The Internet Is Where We Make Our Living And Where We Make Our Work, Especially If We're Independents And We Cannot Afford To Not Engage, Because That's Where Our Business Is Driving From. It's Just Not An Option.

It Feels Like It Is A Daily Work And An Ongoing Task To Undo All Of The F - - G Programming That I Have Had All My Life About Who I Am Supposed To Be And How I'm Supposed To Look And That I'm Supposed To Win. It's A Daily Deconstruction Of All That Bullshit.

Eat The Pain. Send It Back Into The Void As Love.

On Many Days, Harder Than The Act Of Making The Art Itself Is The Act Of Sharing It And Living In A Culture That You Know Is Built To Tear You Down.