SA has been my favorite band for a few years now and I just recently read/researched in depth of Max's breakdown. This man is so inspirational and talented in so many ways, and this interview made me respect him much more. People living with mental disorders are stigmatized in such a negative light, so I can imagine how hard it is to talk about it. Watching this has been a very cathartic experience for me. Truman Show-like episodes have also happened to me. I honestly thought I was the only one.
OMG I have had these exacts feelings before it's so good to hear them come from someone I respect so much and see him pull through in an amazing way he's my hero and my idol:)
This man....He has inspired me so much. But wow, I feel really bad for him. But hey, he created some of the best master pieces out there. :) I. Love. Max. Bemis.
It's pretty amazing to hear someone like Max Bemis explain the throws of mental illness, it's not all the time that someone can give such a clear and accurate description like this.
He's such a cool guy... I'd sell my soul on the black market just to give this man a hug and sit down with him until I'm convinced that he knows exactly how AMAZING he is. My fucking hero
i hate to admit this, because as a human being i have empathy for him and im glad that hes since gotten help and is better now...but...is a real boy is easily their best album. and what makes it even better to me is that it's the unraveling of his sanity expressed through music, no wonder why its so fucking good.
@flyingsteve07 he didnt just sing his problems out. he played guitar and bass while singing his problems out. if you have ever listened to music and the lyrics, 90% of all songs is about someone singing about his problems, life, friends, family, something close to them. everyone else in the band is good but that say anything is nothing without him. hell they cancelled 3 shows on a tour because of those problems he sings about.
This is where real music comes from...pain. Not this bullshit bubblegum pop, not stupid ass hip-hop (I don't mean all hip-hop, just the stupid, empty stuff that's been popular here lately). I can empathize with Max, I've been there, and I hope he's doing better now.
This is amazing. Everything he is talking about and the mania that surrounds it. It's not about drugs or anything like that, it's the complex nature of people and their thoughts and imbalances. I wonder why he is so open about being bipolar. Do you think to help others and make people aware of what it is to be like, least everyone be so.. (gasp) IGNORANT?
i feel really bad for bipolar people, but really get bothered by them, especially since i dated a bipolar girl and she basically turned me bipolar. (this was before i knew she was bipolar) i just wanted to help her so much and make her feel better. and when i found out i couldn't no matter how hard i tried. it made me feel completely worthless. not to mention her promiscuous lifestyle she hid from me and the rest of the world, contributed to making me feel worthless.
