My first show was when I was a high school freshman, but it was at the junior class dance. My older friend and bandmate booked it.
The U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.
Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.

