I need to have something to source my energy to and something to remove me from my own weird brain.

Like birds whose wings are broken, you live without direction!

Me personally, I side more with punk rock bands. I grew up with The Misfits, The Dead Boys, The Damned, Dropkick Murphys, and early AFI. That was the stuff that really got me into music. Song writing wise, bands like Alkaline Trio were very important to me for beginning to write songs.

Love is a power greater than death, just like the songs and stories told.

I would advocate that you show me your smiling face, and how happy you can make your life.

Bathe in your riches and friends, I'll stay here with my songbooks and pens

I don't want to paint myself as some villain - I was never a bad guy doing horrible things, but I got too caught up in wanting a very specific thing to happen to the band. Ultimately, I had to find the ability in myself to get over that and stop being so stringent and learn to laugh a little bit more.