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For A Sunrise Or A Sunset, You're Manic Or You're Depressed. Will You Ever Feel Ok?

The First Music I Ever Got Into Was The '80s Alternative Bands That My Brother Listened To, Like The Cure And The Smiths And R.e.m. And Fugazi. I Can Remember Specifically Saying The Cure Was My Favorite Band Back In Second Grade.

To Me, A Political Song Is Also A Personal Song. Most Political Activism Has Been Driven By Empathy For Other People And The Desire For A World That's Less Divisive. Even If Songs Aren't Overtly Political, They Can Make A Listener More Empathetic.

Some Days I Feel Like I'm An Atheist. Most Days, I Feel Like An Agnostic. On A Very Rare Day, I Feel Like I'm A Believer In Something.

When I Try To Explain To People The Big Influences In My Life, Or At Least When I First Started, The Most Important Ones Were My Friends Who Were Also Writing Songs And Were Typically Four Or Five Years Older Than Me.