Strident screeching, slowly sinking—the cold slap of metal against grinding metal, feet adjusting in their stance, sound of crunching sand below them; blur of steps beneath: one,two, three, twelve… It used to take me an hour, sometimes two to find a perfect spot…to carve out the carnage, to release the rancid resentments and derailing depression,…
“When I got untethered from the comfort of religion, it wasn’t a loss of faith for me, it was a discovery of self…There’s peace in understanding that I have only one life, here and now, and I’m responsible.”
Max Schaaf is a haunting reminder that growing up can be horrendously gruesome. Being a professional vert skater (Real,Fourstar) and building choppers (4Q), he doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. Blaze on through with beautiful madness, Max. ∞
“The man without purpose drifts at the mercy of random feelings and is capable of any evil, because he is out of control of his own life.”
“You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.”
“Compared to other extreme or underground musics, industrial music and noise have a much more distinct and literal relationship to art.”
“Hell is empty and all the Devils are here.”
“The more ‘Satanists’ I encounter, the less I think they exist.”
“Satan has been the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years!” ∞
“Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?”
