Seth Ian

Broken Frames of Mind Seth Ian

The title of the body of work has troubled me somewhat because these writings span 23+ years of my life, maturity, relationships, how the world affected me, my mental health, my battles, scars, losses, wins... What would fit? I have labored over this for so long. Broken Frames of Mind: Chronicles of a Glass iCool, but what's that? Well, the band I played in I had named Glass i. Which literally meant 'transparent me' because of how open and raw, emotionally my lyrics were. Broken Frames of Mind... That too is a nod to the days of playing music. The very first band I played in while in high school I had named this. A few members changed and our name did too. As one of the primary writers in the band I amassed a lot of writings. With stacks of composition book and spiral ring notebooks laying around I felt it was time to edit the entire body of work and publish it. So much of my life is in these pages. Whether it is a direct experience or me giving voice to those who have not felt they had one; this is 100% what I have experienced. With life having settled down and my perspectives changing with age I felt this was a good stopping point on this kind of writing. I continue to write and will publish more works but this felt right to bookend these experiences like this.