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And this is the most important thing I think. I like that he speaks about it honestly. Many people that are creative suffer from ADHD. Not all, but many.

I don’t think it’s bad to call him a centrist or confused about politics either. Not everyone has to have an extreme viewpoint to have a viewpoint. In fact, I think his political songs are more relatable when he says he’s just sad about things and feels helpless. I think most of us feel that way and don’t have any clear answers. I do think it’s honest. It’s almost phony for him to write a song detailing how we should tear the system down when no one is actually going to do that, we’re going to continue to watch events unfold as a form of entertainment until the world collapses under its own weight. And oh yeah, don’t forget to vote. These are valid feelings.

I actually thought Blink's last album was their best to date. Not perfect, the overuse of the whoa-oh's and nanana's was my main issue with it but I still thought it was a great album (Unpopular opinion, I know). I don't think their old albums were that good. They have good songs on those albums but idk, to me they're pretty underwhelming overall. I listened to Simple Creature's EP yesterday (collab between Mark Hoppus and Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low) and that shit sucks Linkin Park's last album I still think was meh. It has grown on me a bit but idk, I still think it's their weakest album to date. It's like a mix of Living Things and the last 4 songs of Minutes to Midnight but worse. It's still very listenable and quite enjoyable but still such a disappointment after The Hunting Party. Weezer has just become a meme at this point. Their cover of Africa became their biggest hit in a decade and they've become desperate for attention now. The Black Album is terrible, much worse than Pacific Daydream Paramore I think is one band that has pulled off the switch to pop well. Even though After Laughter isn't one of my favourites of their albums, it's still good pop music and their music was evolving from pop punk (All We Know is Falling/Riot) to alt rock (Brand New Eyes) to pop/pop-rock (Paramore) to full on pop (After Laughter)

I think it's perfectly legitimate to make political songs that don't have a specific message. Granted I prefer ones that are more specific because they're usually more interesting and hard hitting but it's ok to just express confusion or to wish for a better situation etc too. Troubled Times doesn't make a particular political point but I don't think it has to, it's made to express feelings of confusion and worry. I don't find "rallying cry" songs like Revolution Radio that interesting but again I think they're still artistically legitimate and come from an honest place. They don't have much point as political protest but they do as an expression of personal (and often relatable) feelings. Also they gave songs like Troubled Times more bite with the videos (MLK crying and Trump with KKK hoods for teeth). And I think Say Goodbye and the accompanying video make some pretty bold points. Like, the ballsier their writing about politics is the happier I'll be but they're still allowed to make other types of songs on the subject.

I still can't believe people got to see this on the giant screens at Hyde Park. Big consolation when you're not in front rows