Blog: The Tripwire

He didn't go outside for weeks. I guess that's what depression can do. He wasn't socially interacting, for fear of perpetuating the sadness. Writer's block precluded any new music. His relationship was ending. There was the constant reminder of debilitating stage fright that plagued his earlier tours. A dark time, indeed. When you begin to cave into yourself, I guess what else can you do but change everything. Howie Beck moved to Paris to record How to Fall Down in Public [...]