INT: I awakened yesterday singing The Narcissist. Do you've any type of formulation or tips for making one thing go down easily?
Damon: Properly how’s that music 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 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 snort. And that’s sort 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 good friend of everyone in the band. He represents all of us. Darren is everyman.
INT: Properly… did he undergo one thing considerably just lately?
Damon: Properly all of us undergo vital things. Obviously as I wrote the songs I assume I went via some vital things as nicely. I am a licensed sad-55-years-old. I’m not afraid of unhappiness you recognize.
INT: Is there an general emotional framework to the album?
Damon: I feel as soon as they catch you certain songs will play together with your emotions quite heavely. Songs like The Everglades will snap individuals on the face at one level.
INT: Do you might have any sort of trepidation about writing weak lyrics or exposing yourself?
Damon: I suppose that in many ways this (document) is my weak. Vulnerability… by singing about it you’re one way or the other easing it. The vulnerability is diminished by your potential to precise it.
INT: Writing songs… does it aid you to know your emotions or speak about it?
Damon: Sure however I don’t wish to make all of it about myself. I exploit the place I am in my life and the way I feel to talk about other things typically.

By way of Broken Document podcast. 2023.