“…When Thom had almost hit the point of no return he was on tour with REM and asked Michael Stipe how in the world he could cope with it without going insane. Michael Stipe replied:
“I just go into a room on my own, close the door, turn off the lights, lie on the floor in the fetal position, and say to myself over and over: ‘I’m not here, this isn’t happening… I’m not here, this isn’t happening… I’m not here, this isn’t happening…’”
(Source: ibuiltabridge)