“If I'm not writing songs about things I've actually been through, it ruins the idea of making music to me.” IfsWritingIdeasSongRuinsWriting Songs Author:Austin Carlile
“I'm not going to be like a rapper and mention the people I'm talking about in my songs by name.” PeopleSongNamesTalkingRapper Author:Austin Carlile
“I'm actually at home when I'm not on tour, and I have a lot of downtime.” HomeDowntime Author:Austin Carlile
“Its disheartening to read the really negative stuff, but at the same time, I know who I am, and Im comfortable with myself.” KnowsStuffComfortableNegativeWho I AmDisheartening Author:Austin Carlile
“At the happy ending of the Tempest, Prospero brings the kind back togeter with his son, and finds Miranda's true love and punishes the bad duke and frees Ariel and becomes a duke himself again. Everyone - except Caliban - is happy, and everyone is forgiven, and everyone is fine, and they all sail away on calm seas. Happy endings. That's how it is in Shakespeare. But Shakespeare was wrong. Sometimes there isn't a Prospero to make everything fine again. And sometimes the quality of mercy is strained.” KindSometimesQualitySeaSonFineMercyCalmSailForgivenHappy EndingsTempestDukesArielMirandaCalibanCalm SeasProspero Author:Gary D.
“Essentially, not only do we believe in this myth of 'de-risking', but it has become the one overriding goal; de-risking above growth, de-risking above innovation, de-risking above everything else. And we've reached the point where the Fed is using $70 Billion a month to 'de-risk' a largely insolvent banking system. And this can only end badly. The idea that you can do capitalism without risk is ridiculous on its face.” BelieveIdeasEndsFacesGoalGrowthCan DoRiskMonthsCapitalismInnovationMythBillionsRidiculousFedsBankingBanking System Author:Andreas Antonopoulos
“If you cut yourself, if you hate yourself, if you eat, if you don’t eat. If your parents split up, if your parents hit you, if your mom tells you you’re a piece of trash. If you got in a car crash and half your face is gone - wake up in the morning and give yourself a shot. Do it. Not for music, not for any reason other than the fact that you are alive and you were given the grace to wake up another day. So do it, man. Just freaking get out there and try.” IfsMenGivingTryingReasonFactsFacesHateGivenParentHalfMorningGoneGracePiecesCuttingAliveCarMomShotsWake UpYour FaceSplitsCrashHate YouTrashYour MomAnother DayCar Crash Author:Aaron Gillespie