Q: The song "Dig" has a lot to do with forgiveness. What would you say is your philosophy on forgiveness among friends, family, or just relationships in general?
BRANDON: I think that it's probably different for everybody, but for me to hold onto pain or suffering or even a grudge takes a lot more energy than its worth in my experience. Even when I've been mortifyingly mad at somebody I find that it takes a lot more of my life energy to remain angry at them than to just say, "You know what, you probably didn't mean it." I'm the kind of person who doesn't stay mad long, especially if I have a real vested interest in somebody. Like, if it's family, it takes so much energy to remain angry at a family member, it's not worth it. Basically a lot of it's about letting go, letting go into forgiveness and trying to learn some things from whatever happened and move up from it, continually move up and let that lay where it does and move on. In that situation that's when having close friends becomes so valuable. A lot of what "Dig" is about is just kind of leaning into your friends and recognizing how amazing it is to have people who can support you through whatever it is you're going through, because all of us are going to go through something at some time and if you don't have people there on an apathetic level, life can seem a lot more daunting.
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"Art is my window and my opportunity to let the butterflies in my stomach fly free" - BRANDON BOYD
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Q: The song "Dig" has a lot to do with forgiveness. What would you say is your philosophy on forgiveness among friends, family, or just relationships in general?
BRANDON: I think that it's probably different for everybody, but for me to hold onto pain or suffering or even a grudge takes a lot more energy than its worth in my experience. Even when I've been mortifyingly mad at somebody I find that it takes a lot more of my life energy to remain angry at them than to just say, "You know what, you probably didn't mean it." I'm the kind of person who doesn't stay mad long, especially if I have a real vested interest in somebody. Like, if it's family, it takes so much energy to remain angry at a family member, it's not worth it. Basically a lot of it's about letting go, letting go into forgiveness and trying to learn some things from whatever happened and move up from it, continually move up and let that lay where it does and move on. In that situation that's when having close friends becomes so valuable. A lot of what "Dig" is about is just kind of leaning into your friends and recognizing how amazing it is to have people who can support you through whatever it is you're going through, because all of us are going to go through something at some time and if you don't have people there on an apathetic level, life can seem a lot more daunting.
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"Art is my window and my opportunity to let the butterflies in my stomach fly free" - BRANDON BOYD