INT: I awakened yesterday singing The Narcissist. Do you've gotten any sort of components or tips for making something go down easily?
Damon: Nicely how’s that track on My Truthful Woman? “a spoonful of sugar helps the drugs go down”
INT: The sugar come with 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 comedian writer and on his grave stone he had inscribed ‘I informed you I wasn’t feeling nicely’ (laughs) It’s the enjoyment and unhappiness of life. That remaining victory that makes individuals snicker. And that’s sort of the essence of melancholy: the belief that you're dying your greatest life.
INT: What’s the importance of the title of the album?
Damon: Darren is a good friend of everyone within the band. He represents all of us. Darren is everyman.
INT: Nicely… did he go through one thing considerably just lately?
Damon: Properly we all go through vital issues. Clearly as I wrote the songs I assume I went by way of some vital issues as nicely. I am a licensed sad-55-years-old. I’m not afraid of unhappiness you understand.
INT: Is there an general emotional framework to the album?
Damon: I feel once they catch you sure songs will play together with your feelings fairly heavely. Songs like The Everglades will snap individuals on the face at one point.
INT: Do you have got any sort of trepidation about writing weak lyrics or exposing yourself?
Damon: I suppose that in some ways this (report) is my weak. Vulnerability… by singing about it you’re one way or the other easing it. The vulnerability is diminished by your capability to precise it.
INT: Writing songs… does it make it easier to to know your emotions or speak about it?
Damon: Yes but I don’t wish to make it all about myself. I exploit where I'm in my life and how I really feel to speak about different issues typically.

By way of Damaged Report podcast. 2023.