But when I was a teenager, the idea of spending the rest of my life in a factory was real depressing. So the idea that I could become a musician opened up some possibilities I didn’t see otherwise.
I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence.
The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you’re a teenager you’ve probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you’re going to.
Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock.
Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.
Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn’t want to be a teenager again. I really wouldn’t.