Originally Posted by: Cryptic ExcretionsI'm going to be cliche and ask the ever lasting rhetorical question. Why? Look at this, the majority of us here have at least one lame parent and/or are illegitimate...

That's the same thing I was wondering when I started this thread. I have no idea why, but a lot of times I see it happening. My closest musician friends, dudes who play something, all have these issues. Mom died when I was 10. Dad lost it after that. Alcohol and all that. Another one, dad died when I was 13. Another one, dad died when I was 4. Another one is from a family that he says is called family for lack of a word. I watch TV, some local artist is being interviewed. She went to Uni in PRINCETON, has a degree in Architecture from there. So King here figures, hey, this is Kenya, so if you could afford to go Princeton, what's your story? Then she's asked who her inspiration is, and says it's her mom. The she goes on to explain:"...you see, after my dad passed on when I was 11, my mom..." and I'm like,"Oh, I see". I'm watching this reality TV show that I tried for but didn't make it. It's much like American Idol. From what I gathered (and I wasn't watching the show 24-7), half the contestants are from families with issues. a dead dad here, another dead one there. A single mom here, a single mom there.
I've stopped trying to figure it out.