“It’s my air. It’s my oxygen. That’s how I survive and how I live. That’s how I tell my story,” he noted. “I hope that I’m able to continue telling my story, and thankfully, I have a job where that’s what I do. We tell stories, and whether it’s our story or it’s our stories, that’s my goal for the future.”Bell has found that writing songs equates in many ways to journaling, adding, “It’s a really healthy way of getting what’s inside out.”“Recovery is a very difficult thing, especially when you’ve been stricken with [substance abuse] for so many years. But when I started talking about my story sober and clear-headed, it’s a completely different perspective on everything,” Bell explained to Us. “The hurt and pain start to get lifted [and] all of this stuff becomes a part of your past.”
