Along with doing it yourself and not blindly trusting authority, one of the hallmarks of punk rock is being honest with yourself and your audience. Which, in the case of some punk rock icons, has meant being open about their struggles with mental health. And this has, in turn, prompted some punk rock fans to be open about their struggles as well. In the following email interview, writer and artist Reid Chancellor discusses his graphic novel memoir Hardcore Anxiety: A Graphic Guide To Punk Rock And Mental Health (paperback) and the conditions that led him to make it.
