What’s one thing you know now that would have saved your younger self a lot of pain?
I wish I would have taken time in my teens and twenties to travel and live in a Hindu, Muslim, Atheist, and Buddhist maybe hare Krishna etc. All are communities of humans, which are often different religions dealing with the same suffering
What are some life hacks that you practice?
🎱☕️ Please listen to the full song on YouTube before trying to glean meaning from the art correctly: https://youtu.be/wa0G7C1zc3o?is=ftKrI-lh5aHd38Ng ☕️ While I still don’t fear evil due to my belief in an all powerful protective God, the past few years here at The Loft have taught me that, even they are only mental “constructs” as The Buddha wrote, it is possible to identify “blocks” in your blessings and your inner being has all it heeds to succeed already within you. I accept Bible teachings but I know most things in there are just cannot be meant literally by any coherent one being. So, whether you’re holding a crucifix up to keep Dracula away or participating in a violently gratifying seance bridging to a beloved kin, long passed, it isn’t the demons we should fear; rather,
our mind is the most dangerous demon. 🎃
I think this is what Jesus meant when he said “I have overcome the world.” -Amigo
Listen to my mercurial unrequited love howling dirge that perks up at the end, my copyrighted art “I Know”
when Jesus comes,
Through the atmosphere like the sun comes out of the clouds.
But be warned: I am not Pastor, guru, Father, Professor, teacher or dating material. I am not to be trusted. I am a world performing musician. 🖤 Long live rock and roll.
What’s your best tip for budget travel?
Wherever you’re going, go do as the denizens of your area do, they have tradition and rituals predating recorded history. No need to reinventbthe wheel. Keep moving forward lads.
How do you deal with uncertainty?
I chucked all that macho shit and played guitar, which helped myself and others. ❤️ This is my story, this is my song. 🎱🖤👩🏻🤠
Album version
If you had a time machine and could send just one message to your past self, what would it say?
In other words: My younger self was always a people pleaser with regards to choice of career. At 23 I was invited to go to the UK with an act named Dave Sharp. I was too frightened, I went to University instead and taught k12 and college aged students for nearly 30 years. It wasn’t a fit, I hated my alarm. Now, I am divorced, my 3 adult kids are all out living amazing lives, contributing to the good of their world. I am proud of my children but I should have thrown off fear and been a world musician decades ago. My art woman Dewi S (not her real name) believed in me and woke me up. I would advise young Damien to drop out of university no matter what his parents say. Now, I guess its moot point because now my inly job is music, finally at 57 in 2026.
What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?
I used to think my dad could do anything, literally. Once as a child I had a dream he hung a mobile birthday ornament in the backyard, suspended in the blue sky above the maroon picnic table. He turns 80 in September. Hes still a great dad, but now I know he’s only human. ✌️ Im sure my own kids now feel the same about me!
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