In honor of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, I want to look at the very uncomfortable topic of suicide. I realize this article isn’t something you would normally find in a musicians’ magazine, but think about it—how many incredible artists, musicians, comics, and other creators have we lost to suicide? How many of us reading this right now have had thoughts of ending it, or have felt a sense of relief imagining not waking up in the morning? These thoughts cross the minds of countless people every day. Most of us don’t act on them, but many have, and, for whatever reason, some of these people have lived to talk about it—such as Kevin Hines. On September 25, 2000, Hines, then 19, jumped off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. He took the bus to the bridge that day, and remembers being visibly distraught, but was mocked by some of the […]

September 2021 Issue