JSYK: Why did you choose to document this difficult period in your life?
Andrew McMahon: There are a couple of reasons, actually. The first being that I had been documenting the early stages of the Jack’s Mannequin project for about six months prior to finding out I was sick. Over the course of those six months, I had become so inclined towards filming every aspect of my life that when I got ill, it just seemed like the natural next step. The other reason was a little more complicated and still a little tough to wrap my head around. I think, in large part due to a lack of physical energy, it became difficult to write songs and journal and pursue art as a form of refuge from the disease. In turn, the camera became the place where I could confess the kinds of things that I had trouble discussing at the time.
This guy is one of my heroes. He has fought so hard and has inspired so many. If you don’t know who he is (some of you might be a little young), go look him up. NOW.
