Blackbear Quotes

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.

I was actually looking for answers where I kept asking myself - what am I doing?

It's challenging to find self-love when there's confusion and you're living in a world that's seemingly very binary and black and white.

Oh my god what am I doing with my life?

I was not fighting myself at all as I used to.

You have to know who you are, if you don't you have nightmares.

Throughout my life, I have grappled with my own identity, who I am. As a young child, I often felt ambivalent about myself, in fact, confused.

Not sure of my place in the world (still up for debate) and not sure what I wanted to do with my life (not really up for debate).

I just look around and say, I'm a mess. I don't know why I do things.

It's tough being me.

I kinda went through a semi-depression. Honestly. Like, I lost myself.

I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.

I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler guy than what I was.

Issues deals with the issues I had, the fears I had and it isn't a 'nice' album but fears and depressions are not particularly nice.

Sometimes I wake up and think, 'How did I get here?'

Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.

I always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I think, because of that, I have a lot of insecurities about myself.

I'll be me, but I don't like it.

And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren't any other people living in the world.

I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things.

I've had times in my life when I really haven't been able to figure myself out.

After wrestling with myself for six months, I began medical treatment. During that time I started a band with some friends of mine called Jack's Car, but that didn't last.

There are times I can't even figure myself out.

I still don't know quite what I'm supposed to do or be.

I can't wish I weren't something that I am.