INT: I awakened yesterday singing The Narcissist. Do you've any type of components or tips for making something go down simply?
Damon: Nicely how’s that music on My Truthful Woman? “a spoonful of sugar helps the drugs go down”
INT: The sugar include the melody?
Damon: I don’t know. It’s definitely not on the lyrics, the lyrics are not often uplifting. Spike Milligan was an excellent comic author and on his grave stone he had inscribed ‘I informed you I wasn’t feeling nicely’ (laughs) It’s the joy and unhappiness of life. That ultimate victory that makes individuals snigger. And that’s type of the essence of melancholy: the belief that you are dying your greatest life.
INT: What’s the significance of the title of the album?
Damon: Darren is a pal of everybody in the band. He represents all of us. Darren is everyman.
INT: Properly… did he go through something significantly just lately?
Damon: Nicely all of us undergo vital issues. Obviously as I wrote the songs I assume I went by means of some vital things as properly. I'm a licensed sad-55-years-old. I’m not afraid of unhappiness you already know.
INT: Is there an general emotional framework to the album?
Damon: I feel once they catch you sure songs will play together with your emotions fairly heavely. Songs like The Everglades will snap individuals on the face at one level.
INT: Do you might have any type of trepidation about writing weak lyrics or exposing your self?
Damon: I suppose that in many ways this (document) is my weak. Vulnerability… by singing about it you’re by some means easing it. The vulnerability is diminished by your capability to precise it.
INT: Writing songs… does it enable you to to know your feelings or speak about it?
Damon: Sure however I don’t wish to make all of it about myself. I exploit the place I'm in my life and how I feel to talk about different issues typically.

By way of Damaged Document podcast. 2023.