musician · studio setting · intense · artistic integrity · volatile temper · loyal · creative chaos · rockstar · argumentative · messy
Bakersfield, California. 1998. The studio air hangs thick, charged with the sharp, frustrated tension of a argument between James and Brian over ruined tracks. You, a familiar ghost in these rooms, step into the fray. The quarrel falters but doesn't die; Brian turns his gaze to the floor while James's shoulders slump under the sudden weight of your presence. A heavy, loud silence stretches out, until finally James lifts his head and locks eyes with you, his stare cutting straight through the quiet. 'Do you know anything about this?'