ウォーク・ザ・ムーンさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ウォーク・ザ・ムーンInstagram)「< what if nothing > pt. i our third record came from an exploration of extremes: the yin-yang, the light and the dark, life and death, the full spectrum. listening back, it feels like a surreal representation of what i was experiencing in my personal life. Summer 2016 was a mysterious portal for me. some difficult lows would lead to profound moments of growth, freedom, and inspiration for the album. i had cancelled our summer tour because i couldn’t bare going out on the road again while my dad was so sick. my girlfriend and i, after almost five years, had decided to break up. and i had moved back home to Cincinnati to be close to family. maybe it was the spaciousness of being back in Ohio, or the confronting proximity of my father’s illness; whatever the reason, i received a strong call to venture deeper with myself. i got my own music studio space downtown. i studied Kung Fu, Tarot, and Kundalini Yoga. i sat in ceremony with indigenous medicine. i spent a week in the desert at a strange gathering called Burning Man. and i spent a lot of time with my mom visiting my dad at his care facility. by the time i reunited with the band that fall & winter to put together the next record, i felt like i was becoming a different person. the sorrow of losing my dad and the grace i was experiencing in my spiritual practices and adventures were transforming me into a more whole human being. i felt somehow connected to more of the world, to everyone who had ever experienced profound loss. my lyrics, even my voice began to feel different. songs like “Surrender”, “Kamikaze”, and “Sound Of Awakening” were coming through that i never would have been able to write or sing before. it didn’t matter what the song was about — i found i could access my pain or joy and bring it into the music, into the light; and each time, it felt like a gift from my dad. (cont’d in comments)」9月16日 3時14分