--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Dick Mays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <<http://connecticut.metromix.com/music/article/alkaline-trio- transcendental- p>http://connecticut.metromix.com/music/article/alkaline-trio- transcendental-p > unks/461069/content> > > Alkaline Trio: transcendental punks Meditation, 'The Hills'-have these > Chicago punks gone totally L.A.? By Kirk Miller Metromix June 16, 2008 > > Meditation, surfing, "The Hills"-these are not the topics you expect > to discuss with Matt Skiba. > As the lead singer of punk rock favorites Alkaline Trio, the Chicago > native (and now California resident) > won a legion of hardcore fans with his tales of suffering and woe, > all laced with dollops of gore, dark > humor and alcohol-fueled pathos. > > > You've recently professed your admiration of Transcendental Meditation. Is > that something that influences you? > It's pretty much a huge part of who I am. I don't want to tell people > it'll change your life, > but even that doesn't do it justice. Actually, I was meditating > before I talked to you. > It's become like eating or breathing to me. > > So it affects your songwriting. > Absolutely. It's a major part of my creative process. I was actually > inspired to start it by reading a book > by David Lynch called "Catching the Big Fish." I adore Lynch, so > that's why I picked up the book. > And practicing it, I can now say I honestly live a > fear-and-anxiety-free life since I started this. I flipped myself > entirely. > someone that "gets it"-- I'll have to check out their latest music.
