Will Hall
Will Hall
Will Hallis an American mental health advocate, counselor, writer, and teacher. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he is a leader in the peer support movement and is an organizer within the psychiatric survivors movement. Hall advocates the recovery approach to mental illness and is recognized internationally as an innovator in the treatment and societal response to psychosis...
ebb-and-flow people understanding
I'm in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to me. Because it ebbs and flows. People's interest and understanding, it changes all the time.
years six belief
Around 1974, I graduated into the occult, and spent a sold six or seven years immersed in the Kabala and the Chaldean, Celtic, and Druidic traditions I also became fascinated with Aleister Crowley, the nineteenth-century magician who shared these beliefs.
going-away flu bed
I returned to upstate NY where I just laid in bed for days with a fever that just wouldn't go away. After more of this, I grew increasingly sure that this was not simply the flu!
writing thinking hands
When you have that first flash of what you think is going to be a great idea-from the mouth, from the hands-that's an amazing feeling. I don't think anything's quite as good as that.
thinking years philadelphia
I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.
song care ifs
If Paul McCartney tells me that so-and-so song is his favorite song, what do I care? What do I care what anybody else says?
workers hardest felt
I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know.
philadelphia people soul
I wanted to show the world, and myself too, what I can do. I came up in the world of Philadelphia soul, but I'm fluent in a lot of languages musically and I like working with different people from different generations.
hard-work ifs hard
If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.
gone stepchild stepchildren
I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren.
house antiques architecture
I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.
environment diligence cautious
You must always be very cautious and be as vigilant as you can. You work diligently to provide a secure environment,.
mother teacher memories
I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.
differences people generations
The difference between me and other people in my generation is instead of saying the Internet's killing the record business, I say, 'Who cares about the record business, the Internet is enhancing music.