i remember feeling a little weird about this after he died actually. while he was still alive i often saw people describe them as a band that had saved their life and stuff which was really nice, but the huge outpouring of that after Scottās death was beautiful, but i remember feeling a bit like āwow, iāve been listening to them for a decade, iāve seen them live 4 times, i regard myself as a fan, but iāve never had that emotional connection all these people have - they mainly just remind me of being a studentā. i remember a weird thing of almost feeling like a fraud of some sort.
as mentioned i got into them as a fairly trouble-free student but even in less happy times years later they were never a band it really occurred to me to turn to for that sort of thing, as they were just those nice lads i would go and see in my uni days - instead i would listen to I See A Darkness and stuff like that, people who seemed a little more mysterious (although the simplicity of The Greys would stand out as being quite relatable at appropriate times)
iāve definitely felt the lyrics hit home a lot more since his death though. the pain of them is obviously much more pronounced when you know where it all ends. still feels like a shock though when you see that warm, funny personality in interviews and stuff.
