“Optimism? No, none. I only want to express the black part of me, the part of me that’s twisted. When something is fun, it’s fun for only that moment, right. But the bad stuff, the pain, we bring it with us for days. And depending on how deep the wound, we might not be able to forget for a year or two. First off, it’s impossible for anyone to sustain fun for two years. In short, I have no interest in expressing the ethereal.”