“OK, so my parents were married in 1955 and my mom knew my dad was gay and my dad knew he was gay and so I was, like, 'Why in the heck did you get married?' Like, what was going on? What was that time? It's like this crazy paradox that my whole life is based on, or my family's based on. So I spent a lot of time trying to understand '55.” TryingWholeLife IsParentCrazyMomDadGayMarriedMy FamilyMy DadMy MomWhole LifeParadox Author:Mike Mills
“I would hate to think I'm promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a culture where sadness is something you're taught to feel shame about. You end up chronically desiring what can be a very sentimental idea of love and connection. A lot of my work has been about trying to make a space for sadness.” ThinkingFeelsTryingHas BeensIdeasEndsHateCultureSpaceSadnessTaughtGrewGrew UpConnectionsTownsShameAestheticSentimentalPromoting Author:Mike Mills
“Over and over again, I'm trying to express or communicate these big and small struggles to the world, and really to myself.” WorldTryingBigsStruggleCommunicate Author:Mike Mills
