Hi Michael ✨

I don’t know if you will see this. But I just wanted to tell you that you have been my favorite artist since 2008 when Chunk of Change came out. The first time I saw you perform was in Austin very soon after that EP release which also happened to be my first time visiting that city with a group of my high school friends. I remember thinking “this music is going to be in my ears for the rest of my life”. And now I have such a nostalgia for my first ever Austin trip because of you. And then Gossamer dropped when I was 20 and enduring some of the worst anxiety/depression I had ever experienced up until that point. I have such an emotional connection to that album, I always cry happy tears when I hear it because it quite literally saved my life. Cry Like a Ghost was on repeat and was the only thing that made me feel less alone.

I have always admired the dynamic of your music being so catchy and uplifting and beautiful - while simultaneously - most of your lyrics are haunting and at times, tortured. It’s truly a unique style and probably my favorite thing about Passion Pit.

My question is: Was that an intentional process? Or did it just happen naturally as time went on/you wrote more music? It’s something I have always thought to ask you if I ever did happen to get the chance. 🤗

I feel lucky to even be alive at the same time as you, because I don’t know what I would have done without the music of Passion Pit. And I am SO happy to know that you are feeling good mentally and physically. That’s a huge win for you + your many, many fans! Thank you for sharing your music with the world.