Dear Michael,

I know all too well how easy

it is to let sadness takeover.

I know all too well how hard

it can be to be nice to your-

self.

But I also know very well that

you can feel the bad and live

through it and get the good

too. And I know that priori-

tising being kind to yourself

is really worth it.

So I hope this reminds you to

take care of yourself / cheers

you up or calms you down when

things feel rough.

Lots of love, Sophia

(@hurricanegrrrl)

Being nice to people is punk rock a f

… Patrick Stump is your proof

THIS INCLUDES YOU! BEING NICE TO

YOURSELF IS MOST PUNK ROCK OF

ALL!

DON’T LET THE

COLOURS FADE TO GREY

ur lyk perfection sum kinda holiday

(I had to take the piss out of Don’t Stop sorry … mostly sorry for the comic sans … it’s for effect)

for the days you forget how wonderful

you are, here’s a reminder...

the passion you put into playing mu-

sic/singing is beautiful + inspiring

you write some of the most stunning

+ important songs I and many fans

could have asked for

your laugh is the happiest sound +

it is so infectious

you have a ridiculous but brilliant

sense of humour + never fail to make

people laugh

you’re honest + brave + always your-

self + it is inspiring to all of us

you are so kind to everyone always +

(so I hear) give the best hugs!

you’re eternally appreciative + gra-

cious + that is really important

your eyes are a beautiful pure col-

our + generally you overwhelm me

with those fucking eyes dude!

you get super excited about things +

it’s adorable + makes me happy

SUMMARY: YOU ARE A WONDERFUL HUMAN

Self-care tips for the busy

rockstar human… always eat breakfast! I know you are

on the go a lot, but it can be anything

from anywhere! A sandwich! A crois-

sant! A milkshake! Toast! Pizza! Lit-

erally whatever, eat Calum if you

must, just always eat breakfast!!!

you’re around people a lot + sometimes

that’s a bit much , so don’t be afraid

to put your headphones in + listen to

some chill songs or watch a film

alone...make sure you get time to

yourself to recharge

BUT DON’T ISOLATE YOURSELF! TALK

TO PEOPLE WHEN YOU’RE FEELING

DOWN!

Change your pants you filthy fuck!

(seriously, if you’re feeling grim, do-

ing something to feel a little cleaner

makes so much difference!)

GET! SOME! SLEEP! (more on this…)

Unfortunately, you struggle

with insomnia, which sucks

+ makes sleep hard (+ I imag-

ine it flares up on tour be-

cause schedules are weird +

you’re pumped up until

quite late at night??)

I have a lot of trouble with

sleep too because of depres-

sion + anxiety (and then

dodgy sleep exacerbates

them...FUNFUNFUN) but here

are some things that help me

+ hopefully will help you too!

(sorry there’s no fix-all to

this bullshit, it really fuck-

ing sucks) :

NO CAFFEINE! (that’s probably not re-

alistic for you because you’re a coffee

fanatic now? And I guess it’s probably

necessary with how busy you are …

but like, cut down bro … AND DON’T

DRINK IT LATE AT NIGHT EVER!

Have you tried herbal/fruit tea? It is

more soothing … also, warm milk at

night … pretend you are three years

old … which shouldn’t be hard)

NO DEVICES IN THE EVENING/

NIGHT! Seriously OMG this makes

SUCH a difference, if you’re using

phones/computers etc. the light from

them keeps your eyes all alert + fucks

with your brain so you don’t sleep

well … I have music on a lot but don’t

look at my screen/social media (also,

online there’s so much fucking infor-

mation to process even though it’s

bloody useless?! Don’t need that, al-

ready doing too much thinking!!!) and

it helps so much , I notice now on the

nights I do scroll how it affects sleep

CALM MUSIC! SOOTHING MUSIC!

Probably shouldn’t be listening to Foo

Fighters / Metallica at 11pm, it

probably doesn’t do much for the re-

laxing … choose chill shit (the

playlist that follows this page might

help?)

WRITE SHIT DOWN! Often you can’t

sleep because thoughts/feelings...let

that shit out! Don’t leave it all in

your head!

GET AN EYE MASK! You know like on

planes? They seem weird but light is

so annoying + they block it out! Ear-

plugs are also useful , especially seeing

as you’re on the go/around people etc.

LAVENDER OIL! This might sound

hippy dippy but the smell of laven-

der is so relaxing + helps sleep + I

sprinkle a little on my pillow at

night it’s so good

BED = SLEEP PLACE! Don’t let your

bed be a cinema/games place/

internetting space … it is sacred

songs for when you just need to take

some time out, and breathe...

Six Feet Under The Stars

(acoustic) - All Time Low

Madness — Sleeping With Sirens

Slow Cheetah — Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ancient History (acoustic)

- Set It Off

Follow You — Bring Me The Horizon

Truce — Twenty One Pilots

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

- Green Day

Narrow— Mayday Parade

Mind Over Matter—PVRIS

Thank you for existing and making my life

so much better. I hope when you are sad +

stressed that you can remember that you

matter to so many people (literally millions?

and you are more than ‘just some band

member’ to us, promise) and have literally

changed + saved so many people.

Through loving 5SOS, I have found my best

friend. She lives in South Africa and I live in

England—we never would have found each

other without you. And that would be terri-

ble. She is literally my twin soul. Becoming

friends with her is pretty much the best

thing that’s ever happened to me, which

means loving YOU is pretty much the best

thing that’s ever happened to me. I am so

grateful for that connection you’ve given

me.

I am so thankful for the music you make be-

cause it is my getaway. You are my favourite

place. I know when I’m watching literally

every video on YouTube of you shredding

during Wrapped Around Your Finger that I

am okay, I am going to be okay. I am going

to be okay because I have something to love

5SOS reminds me that I am a hugely pas-

sionate person, because the way I feel

about you is seriously intense. And that pas-

sion is important because that’s what drives

me through life. By helping me to keep that

going, you help me to keep going. Thank

you. A million times thank you.

And you, in particular, Michael Gordon

Clifford. You especially, because you are so

entirely you and that is the biggest inspira-

tion to me—I don’t really know who I am or

what is real about me but you inspire me to

just take things as they come, to just go

with what comes out of me and work it out

as I go along. You inspire me to keep put-

ting all my passion into everything because

that’s what makes beautiful things—Jet

Black Heart is my greatest example of that.

I know whenever I am sad I can watch com-

pilation videos of you laughing or of your

bad jokes or of your solos in songs, and it

will comfort me. To me, you are the moon,

because you are the light in a lot of dark.

I love you + sorry that this zine has an ugly

aesthetic I thought it was funny at first...