Punk can be a mental ghetto. People get into it and make all these rules and pretty soon they're worse than born again Christians and have stupid three hour conversation about things like, which band is a sellout and is straight edge cool or un-cool and it's just completely idiotic. So punk has taught me the aesthetic of the outsider, which is great, but it's also taught me not to get involved in petty little cults.
I'm not a vegetarian, and I like filet minion which is sort of a guilty pleasure because I have vegetarian leanings. I eat that once in a while, but … - Jesse Michaels
I'm not a vegetarian, and I like filet minion which is sort of a guilty pleasure because I have vegetarian leanings. I eat that once in a while, but …
- Jesse Michaels
In some ways, I am actually quite optimistic - I believe in the possibility of redemption and forgiveness. - Jesse Michaels
In some ways, I am actually quite optimistic - I believe in the possibility of redemption and forgiveness.
I hated Shallow Grave, that movie made me angry. And I hated Happiness. I generally hate movies that use extreme violence or gratuitous shock value i… - Jesse Michaels
I hated Shallow Grave, that movie made me angry. And I hated Happiness. I generally hate movies that use extreme violence or gratuitous shock value i…
Punk can be a mental ghetto. People get into it and make all these rules and pretty soon they're worse than born again Christians and have stupid th… - Jesse Michaels
Punk can be a mental ghetto. People get into it and make all these rules and pretty soon they're worse than born again Christians and have stupid th…
I always quit while I am still inspired, while I could still write more. Never let the thread run all the way out. - Jesse Michaels
I always quit while I am still inspired, while I could still write more. Never let the thread run all the way out.
I don't isolate too much or make the project my god. This helps a lot with negative ideation. - Jesse Michaels
I don't isolate too much or make the project my god. This helps a lot with negative ideation.
Sometimes I would write while inspired and sometimes I would write through sheer force of will, and in revision the writing that I thought was "dead"… - Jesse Michaels
Sometimes I would write while inspired and sometimes I would write through sheer force of will, and in revision the writing that I thought was "dead"…
Music is an indirect force for change - Jesse Michaels
Music is an indirect force for change
In a novel, the biggest symbiosis exists between plot and character. In a song, it would be the lyrics and the melody. - Jesse Michaels
In a novel, the biggest symbiosis exists between plot and character. In a song, it would be the lyrics and the melody.
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