Jello Biafra Quotes

I use the music to vent, and a lot of the stuff that I am writing about or was writing about contained a lot of anger and anxiety, stress and depression, so that's how the album came out so dark.

Jeff Bodine was saying that when he gets depressed, that he cleans house.

Yes, there are times when I get extremely depressed and how I sublimate those feelings is through music.

There have been periods in my life where I have experienced depression. It has been through some of my darkest moments that I have written some of my best songs. For me, singing and writing is very therapeutic. It's much more effective than taking Prozac!

I think music can heal your soul if you'll let it. It can also bring you up if you're down. It can also bring you down if you're too up. It's a mood thing.

I use music like therapy sessions.

I suffer from deep depression, so my only release is music.

Music became a healer for me.

I usually write when I'm in a great place. When I'm depressed, I don't usually write. So I take all of when I'm depressed and throw it into when I'm feeling good. Weird, I guess.

When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly.

It sounds cheesy, but music has saved me in a lot of ways. If I had just continued acting, I don't think I would be alive.

I listen to music when I'm feeling down or just a certain way. I don't know what I'd do without it!

If I hadn't had music in my life, it's quite possible I'd be dead and I'd much rather be alive.

I don't have time to be depressed.

I sort of look at music as helping me get through situations.

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

I only ever really take out my guitar when I'm miserable, which isn't necessarily a very good time to do it.

I wrote the song 'Angels Standing By'... to try and soothe myself - rock myself to sleep, basically - because I was so scared and stressed.

If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions.

If there's ever been a dark moment in my life... well, I wanted to check out. Music was a big escape.

As miserable as I was, once I started singing, I felt better.

For me, calling my mom really helps soothe me when I'm spiraling. Having someone to talk to, whether it's a therapist, your brother, or a friend, can be such a positive thing.

Music kept me sane between acting jobs.

It's kind of crazy how music helped me overcome the anxieties that I have.

SAD!' is definitely one of my go-to songs when I want to vibe.