The idea that things used to be better is fantasy. It's putting a halo on something that no one can disprove.
Dan ManganIf I write about something that I've experienced and somebody goes, "Oh my God, I feel the exact same way," then both of us are connected, and when you feel connected to people, you feel understood. You feel a sense of purpose.
Dan ManganSometimes I just don't have time to wait for the muse to come, so I've developed things to force the muse to come back.
Dan ManganI remember somebody saying, "I feel really bad for kids growing up around iPads right now. It's just too complicated. Life's too complicated." I think, yeah, but I remember being a kid and holding up a new piece of technology that was made in the '80s and my grandparents going, "Oh, it's too complicated." It didn't seem complicated to me.
Dan Mangan