“ A lot of my songwriting in the Hold Steady has to do with this place in your life where it’s appropriate to go to parties and have a dumb job. And then you get a little older, late 20s or early 30s, and it’s not as appropriate. There are people that make that transition and then there are people that get hung up right there. Things like hospitalization, mental health, and depression really start to come to light. It’s that frustration: ‘This isn’t turning out how I thought it was going to. Why is it so hard for me to get to work? Why do I sleep so much? Why am I not excited to see my friends?’
— Craig Finn (via synecdoche)
