SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' MIKE MUIR Turns CYCO

July 18, 2002

Words of, ahem, wisdom from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES frontman Mike Muir (courtesy of the group's official web site):

FIRST TOUR RAMBLINGS BY MIKE MUIR — JULY 16, 2002

"Wuz up besides my eyes? Another sleepless night, but I'm sure I'll sleep all day. Jet lag like a mo fo, but I still feel good.

"Three days into the tour, and I'm taking care of other people's business all around the world. People I don't know, people that don't know me, people I don't care about, but most importantly people that I wish cared more about themselves, so I wouldn't have to.

"But yet, thru it all, I sit here with a smile on my face. 'Cause it got me back to the place I belong. That far away place in my mind that contains 'the logical thoughts of a lunatic.'

"So what does this have to do with the tour? It's reminding me why I don't live the way other people would if they were me. I'm not saying I'm better...but I better do all I can to make this world an easier place for the people that have hearts, and haven't turned off the switch that would help them stop caring and forgetting that every sacrifice they make for someone else may not make them rich, but makes the world a better place to live for others... even if they don't benefit directly. But we all do. Even if you don't see it at the time. It's the shit that's stopped before it starts, and that's why I thank you.

"And I thank all of you that think that maybe it's too soon to give up on yourself, on your dreams, and on the people that know better, yet don't do better. Set an example. Rise, baby, rise. And take a soul or two with you. And when you're enjoying the results from your hard work and the beautiful scenery from up above, know it's time to come back and do it all over again for someone else.

"SUICIDAL is strong again, which must mean I'm losing my mind... my minding what others think I should do, when they wouldn't have the guts to turn their back on the system's natural logic, the way I do. Not to be a rebel, but so I can revel in the fact, that I still care. It may hold me back, but that's why I'm writing to you. Rise, baby, rise. And take a soul, and I'll be waiting for you when you come back. It's our world, why can't we change the rules? Why can't it be ok to not just care, but to do something about it?

"To be continued... Cyco Miko."

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