I feel like this may be cheating. My entry is not a retelling of a single memory, but more of a thank you note; for everything their music has given me over the years. I'm 24. More than anything I want to be an illustrator. To support myself and those I love through my drawings. More than anything I want to be honest. It's hard. Harder than I ever thought it would be. No one can really tell you how to do it, and no one can really understand what you're doing until the work is done. There's loneliness in that. Editors are always there, one song away, to remind me why it's worth it. That the fire of creativity is worth the burns endured through wielding it, and though we may dive through oceans of night for our dreams, not one of us is ever truly alone. After you released Black Gold, I felt compelled to draw the song. I work mainly in graphite, the metallic powder reflects and glares in the light, like metal. Black Gold has always been my colour. Thank you all so much. Ruairdhri