"I don’t think people talk about mental illness a lot, but they need to know it’s OK to talk about how they are feeling. People are afraid of telling the truth because they think it’s going to hurt everyone around them. I’ve kept so much inside that I’ve literally lost it. I wish more people would get help when they feel like they need it—not just to look to medicine, but to the support of others."

Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos opens up about his own mental health struggles in our feature “Rite of Passion”, by Larry Fitzmaurice. 



Our new dynamic feature design debuts with “Rite of Passion”, Larry Fitzmaurice’s in-depth portrait of Passion Pit’s brilliant and troubled braintrust, Michael Angelakos. Illustration by We Buy Your Kids.

Our new dynamic feature design debuts with “Rite of Passion”, Larry Fitzmaurice’s in-depth portrait of Passion Pit’s brilliant and troubled braintrust, Michael Angelakos. Illustration by We Buy Your Kids.