Overeating, or comfort eating, is the cheap, meek option for self-satisfaction, and self-obliteration.

WSJ: Caitlin Moran on Women and Overeating: I Know Why the Fat Lady Sings

With all artists, because of the undertow of history and self-loathing, there is a tremendous push toward self-obliteration that occurs onstage.

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