sums up my view on life.

If your going through some shit in your life chances are somebody else has gone through the same thing before ya. And they've written about it. Some poet or philosopher has been through the same type of crap, and they've written about it. And when you find that poem or piece of writing. You think bloody hell this bastard has just summed it all up. It's kinda comforting. Know what I mean?

starting to philosophize about stuff that i dont have a clue about

Slant: ...what would you say is your generation's greatest challenge?

That's a really interesting question because sometimes I think about that as I see and meet a lot of people who are having a hard time. I think the challenge is to allow yourself to find a thing you are really good at and be open to find your own niche. I think a lot of young people are kind of closed off in a way and don't allow themselves to develop in any kind of direction. Maybe I'm on shaky ground right now, starting to philosophize about stuff that I don't have a clue about [laughs], but I think that in today's society people are, in a way, taught to limit themselves.

interview with roxanne blanford for slant magazine 10.2.02

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