I hate saying it that way, but Max did go crazy. He's bipolar and did get admitted to a mental hospital, by himself of by someone else, I don't really remember. I'll have to dig up that article. And if Max admits to going to a mental hospital, then I'd say it's a good indication that he's telling the truth. AP does lie, or stretch the truth sometimes, but they can't fabricate quotes and that story was pretty much Max talking.
As for the song, I think it's pretty neat. There's a quote by Green Day (kind of ironic considering how people see them as such posers now) that said something along the lines of "This kid came up to me once and asked 'What's punk?' So I kicked over a trash can and said 'That's punk.' So he kicked over another trash can and asked 'That's punk?' And I said 'No, that's conformist.'"
There is no such thing as a truly individual style. We are all fabricated clones of other fabricated clones of other fabricated clones and the sooner you realize that your way is not the only way, the better we'll all be. When you can admit to being just as self-absorbed, arrogant and fake as everyone else around you, then you're a punk. When you realize that there is no such thing as being a punk, that's when you're a punk.
This song is not about the emo kids. It's about us. It's about each of us that came on here and told everyone how everyone else is so fake and wrong. It's about me, who still in the back of my head realizes that I'm no better than anyone he's singing about in that song. It's about him, it's about you, and it's about everyone.
I hate saying it that way, but Max did go crazy. He's bipolar and did get admitted to a mental hospital, by himself of by someone else, I don't really remember. I'll have to dig up that article. And if Max admits to going to a mental hospital, then I'd say it's a good indication that he's telling the truth. AP does lie, or stretch the truth sometimes, but they can't fabricate quotes and that story was pretty much Max talking.
As for the song, I think it's pretty neat. There's a quote by Green Day (kind of ironic considering how people see them as such posers now) that said something along the lines of "This kid came up to me once and asked 'What's punk?' So I kicked over a trash can and said 'That's punk.' So he kicked over another trash can and asked 'That's punk?' And I said 'No, that's conformist.'"
There is no such thing as a truly individual style. We are all fabricated clones of other fabricated clones of other fabricated clones and the sooner you realize that your way is not the only way, the better we'll all be. When you can admit to being just as self-absorbed, arrogant and fake as everyone else around you, then you're a punk. When you realize that there is no such thing as being a punk, that's when you're a punk.
This song is not about the emo kids. It's about us. It's about each of us that came on here and told everyone how everyone else is so fake and wrong. It's about me, who still in the back of my head realizes that I'm no better than anyone he's singing about in that song. It's about him, it's about you, and it's about everyone.
You're no better than anyone else out there.