In 1999, Johns announced that he had developed the eating disorder anorexia nervosa due to anxiety. Johns noted that the lyrics to ” Ana’s Song (Open Fire) ” dealt with his disorder, where he would “eat what he needed … to stay awake.” He revealed that his eating problems developed from the time of Freak Show and when Neon Ballroom was written he “hated music, really everything about it”, but he felt that he “couldn’t stop doing it; I felt like a slave to it.” Johns sought therapy and medication but felt “It’s easier for me to express it through music and lyrics”. During the process of recording Neon Ballroom , according to Gillies in an article by British publication The Guardian , “work” was used to describe the band by Johns.
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