Herman Hesse, Terry Hall, Suggs, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Stewart, people like that. They were the closest I got to role models. I was never drawn to the depressed, tragic types. I liked the Smiths but I despised all Smiths fans. All my mates became vegetarians and started acting all moody and suicidal because of Morrissey. I thought it was pathetic. Load of bollocks.
At that age (15-19) kids are very vulnerable. They’re leaving their family environment, finding their sexuality, trying to figure out what to do with their lives. They’re full of late-adolescent paranoia. So many bands like Joy Division, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode and Suede consciously played on that…. That’s why I understand kids who are into rave music and dancing is very sexual. The whole attitude is very positive… so much more healthy than stuff like The Cure. Thank God kids these days have got someone like me to look up to."
- Damon in Loaded magazine - 1994 (via damonalbarn)
