The singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album, Shape & Destroy, is about finding faith in whatever way makes sense.
Profound reminders that life itself can be beautiful, even when the walls around us are caving in.
Trying to reestablish yourself as yourself.
Credit: Alexa King
By taking care of yourself, you are in turn taking care of the people who love you.
And being a better person in the world.
Instead, he was at a breaking point.
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I felt like something was unraveling, or something was changing and it was really painful, Kelly says.
A red cloud was hanging over me.
Kelly thought, well, s–t, alright.
Thats some pretty simple instructions.
The setting lent itself perfectly to the albums themes of finding faith in whatever way makes sense.
It was also the first time Kelly recorded sober.
Thats a paradigm in the industry that needs to be broken immediately, he says.
These days, he worries particularly about those struggling to stay clean in isolation, waiting out the pandemic.
Its a dangerous time for addicts and those in recovery, he says.
Id be lying if I said I didnt think this is a really tempting time.
Thats always been my mantra.
