“Childhood was terrifying for me. A kid has no control. You’re three feet tall, flat broke, unemployed, and illiterate. Terror snaps you awake. You pay keen attention. People can just pick you up and move you and put you down.” PeopleKidsMovingThreePayAttentionFeetChildhoodPicksTerrorBrokeAwakeFlatsTallSnapsUnemployedIlliterate Author:Mary Karr
“What does surprise me, though, is the amount of attention this band [Guns'n'Roses] has garnered 11 years after the original lineup broke up. That's an interesting phenomenon. It was even interesting back in the day. I mean, [we were] this glorified garage band. It was a great band, but it was not the kind of band you expected to become what it has.” YearsKindMeanDoeInterestingAttentionAmountBandGunOriginalsRoseSurpriseExpectedBrokePhenomenonGarageSurprise MeBroke UpBack In The DayGuns N Roses Author:Slash
“Broke up created a crisis...in every circumstance because a family gets blown apart. We all know what that does to a child. We all know what that does to a woman's identity. But, at the same time, it caused me to start to reevaluate all those things weren't able to stay intact - all the people's attention, all the success, the financial security. It didn't have any value.” PeopleKnowsChildrenDoeAbleValuesAttentionSecurityIdentityCircumstancesCrisisFinancialBrokeBroke UpFinancial Security Author:Patricia Mauceri