“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” ― Mark Twain
Why Life Surpasses Art: Thoughts on “A Complete Unknown”
“Two hundred people in that room and each one wants me to be somebody else.”
Between Rage and Love: Thoughts on Seeing Green Day Live
“There’s nothing wrong with me. This is how I’m supposed to be, in a land of make-believe, that don’t believe in me.”
Reading List
March 2025
Escaping the Trap of People-Pleasing
“The world can only see us as we see ourselves.” ― David R. Hawkins
Ego Death and Creativity
“Music is made out of necessity. You’re not even its maker, you’re just there to bring it forth.” — Prince
It’s Okay to Change
“The main thing experience has taught me is that one has to sort of hone their relationship to time.” — John Frusciante
Creative Sprints
“I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well.” — Ernest Hemingway
Reading List
February 2025
Great Art Takes Time
“Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.” — Søren Kierkegaard
