Andrew McMahon

"When I found out I was ill, nearly 10 years ago now, my wife, then girlfriend, and I had just begun the process of reconciling after being separated," McMahon told BuzzFeed over email. "We married in the midst of my recovery and left the beach towns where we grew up to hide out in Los Angeles. Moving back to the beach in 2011 began the process of closing the loop on that chapter of my life and forced me to revisit lose ends. In 'High Dive' I found myself asking the question, 'if this wild disruption had never taken place what would that reconciliation have looked like? Would I be the guy driving by her house late at night, hoping to catch a glimpse of her, but knowing I couldn't come in?' In its most universal sense it's about loving someone so much that you'll take anything they're willing to give even if it's not enough."