“I’ve always believed the past isn’t lost—it’s something you’ve gained forever.” Mélanie Pain on Art, Memory, and Her New Solo Record
Who doesn’t know the feeling: you’re walking down the street, already thinking about where your steps will take you next; you open a book, and your mind drifts to the ending before the first page has even settled. Where does this restless energy come from — the constant urge to move forward? Yet it is possible to learn how to stay in the moment. Not to cling too tightly to the “good old days,” not to get lost in nostalgia, and not to dream too far ahead into a future that has not yet arrived.