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“This Is What It Feels Like to Not Feel Anything”: Petey USA on Turning Private Thoughts into Shared Space & the Fictional Truths of ‘The Yips’
byPetey USA reflects on the restless songwriting instincts behind ‘The Yips,’ a record that uses fiction, humor, and unease to grapple with anxiety, identity, and the fear of getting stuck. Moving between past selves, present-day clarity, and imagined futures, he opens up about resisting nostalgia, letting go of control, and why he’d rather save happiness for living than for lyrics – even as this album becomes his most emotionally precise work yet.
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“This Is What It Feels Like to Not Feel Anything”: Petey USA on Turning Private Thoughts into Shared Space & the Fictional Truths of ‘The Yips’
byPetey USA reflects on the restless songwriting instincts behind ‘The Yips,’ a record that uses fiction, humor, and unease to grapple with anxiety, identity, and the fear of getting stuck. Moving between past selves, present-day clarity, and imagined futures, he opens up about resisting nostalgia, letting go of control, and why he’d rather save happiness for living than for lyrics – even as this album becomes his most emotionally precise work yet.
