Today, we sat down with Damien Mcfly to discuss their inspiration to write music, heroes, and much more! Be sure to check out the music of Damien Mcfly on Spotify below after the interview.
Interview:
What is your inspiration to write your music? Is it your surroundings?
Most of the time I tend to write about my relationships, whether they’re love ones or friendships.
I tour as much as I can and usually whenever I come back home I get a bit sad and start writing as much as I can, because that’s when I’m the most connected with my feelings.
What type of music did you listen to growing up?
I was really into rock when I was a teenager. I loved the Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, but I also listened a lot to Johnny Cash and to some Italian old singers such as Lucio Battisti and Fabrizio De Andrè.
Is there someone you looked up to as a hero?
Not really, I’ve always admired people but I’ve never idolized any singer or band.
My motto is always: “If they can do it, I can at least try to do it.”
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing today?
I think I would have worked in music anyway, maybe on the sound recording or live sound engineering side.
I’ve also developed a passion for filmmaking, so maybe that could be an option too.
What can you tell us about your latest release ‘for those who care’?
It’s my 3rd studio album, 10 years after the first one.
Things have changed around me, but what I’m most proud of is that with this record I’ve found my voice again as a songwriter.
The album was recorded in my living room, and I live close to a busy street, so I had to record a lot of guitar and piano takes at night.
Drums were recorded at his own studio by Paolo Masiero, and I mixed the album myself.
The hardest part was just setting a release date, because after a while I become obsessed with details in the sound that no one really cares about but me.
What advice do you have for our fans out there that want to create music?
Find some kind of mentor, learn from them, and then try to do the exact opposite of what they told you. In this way you can learn some techniques but also experiment and make mistakes that will make you grow.
Also, write as many songs as you can, especially if you want to be more than just a performer.
If you feel like you’ve got nothing to say, take a flight and travel, meet people and listen to stories — sometimes being a storyteller doesn’t strictly mean telling your own stories.
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