for me (being someone who suffered with epilepsy as bad, if not worse
than ian's for 10 years), i find that listening to j/d often echoes
how i feel about that bad time in my life..and also about my present
personal difficulties.
songs like "twenty four hours" and "isolation" really seem to speak
to me on levels that no other music (or person) could..only a few of
my favourite books seem to equal the effect that j/d has on me.

i also feel strangely connected to ian, because we were both severe
epileptics and the illness destroyed alot of the dignity that normal,
healthy people so bluntly take for granted and it also disconnected
us emotionally from the ones we love(d).

i've been listening to the demo of "in a lonely place" from the heart
and soul boxset alot lately, because i feel that the whole atmosphere
of that song seems to sum up how i've been feeling lately...it was
also the song i left on repeat when i attemped suicide nearly 2 years
ago.

overall, i think j/d's music is so meaningful and special, that no
matter how much we change as we get older, whether we're joyous or
devastated, the music will always be there and will for me at least,
always bring a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye.