VOLUME 026 / SUMMER 2022

Words by Ben Giese | Photo by Ankit Sharma

Like Kurt Cobain, whose genius poured out behind closed doors into guitar notes and scribbled lyrics in a spiral notebook that would eventually become an album that shook the world and changed the landscape of rock music forever. He hated the fame and accolades that came along with the success of his band. That’s not why he was doing it. He was an outsider, and he created music because it’s what he was born to do.

We need those outsiders, and that’s why this issue is dedicated to them. The ones who refuse to follow the crowd or jump on the bandwagon. The ones who don’t fit into a box. Who do things not because they are cool, but for the intrinsic value of the experience. The ones who push the envelope and choose to see the world from a different perspective. Who live their passions with reckless abandon and find the beauty of life bleeding out in the raw moments behind the scenes. The ones who don’t give a fuck about popularity and would rather pursue greatness. The outsiders. Living in the shadows and doing what they were born to do.