Hi Rockstar,

First let me say I am sorry to here about the situation with your child.

It was never my intent to write a song about "self harm". Well...unless the compulsive use of a smart phone could be considered self harm.The self harm line got written without to much thought.

It was brought to my attention by a vocalist in England. The English government is currently looking to regulate Facebook and other social media companies and tax them to pay for the regulation. So I think there may be a greater sensitivity to such issues at the moment in England.

The vocalist concerns are what prompted me to ask the question here.

The song is about the relationship people have with current day technology and social media. It is about the fact that large amounts of people both young and old can not control their need for instance gratification. They often intuitively understand that what they are seeing and hearing is not real. Their need for acceptance, someone or something to belong too and instance gratification without any accountability for their involvement supersedes their intuitive understanding of reality.

I am concerned about what I say and do as it affects other people. I take responsibility for my actions. That does not mean I will back away from all controversy.

I have written many war protest songs. I have a lot of friends in the military who are not a proponent of my position on war. I have to balance causing people to be uncomfortable with a desire to promote certain points of view.

The military friends of mine can suck it up and deal with it...lol
https://youtu.be/lE8PABawHEs

Influencing a child in a negative way is something I would never intentionally do.

Best wishes,

Billy

Last edited by Planobilly; 02/22/19 03:48 AM.
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