Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 41-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
“I’m in a band because I have something to say. I don’t think of this as a privileged position. I’m 33 myself, I’m not living at home with mommy and daddy. This is fuckin’ hard work, it’s tough to pay rent.” —Jean Smith (The Rocket, Seattle). 1993
“Straying To Summer” from Flood Plain (K, 1993) (download):
![Michael Learns To Rock – That’s Why You Go Away [Official Video] (with Lyrics Closed Caption)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4T5g-9E6PUs/hqdefault.jpg "Michael Learns To Rock – That’s Why You Go Away [Official Video] (with Lyrics Closed Caption)")
