Music

From the cello as a teenager to the front row at heavy metal gigs — music has always been the thread running through everything.

Rock Heavy metal Classical Opera Progressive Anything live

Gigs I've loved

Tesseract
London
Progressive metal
Down and Outz
Live in the UK
Classic rock
Katherine Jenkins
Live performance
Opera / classical
U2
Cardiff Arms Park
Rock
Bryan Adams
Cardiff Arms Park
Rock
Simple Minds
Cardiff Arms Park
Rock

Moments I won't forget

Meeting Katherine Jenkins

After a stunning performance — a reminder that classical and opera can be just as electrifying as any rock show.

Damion with Katherine Jenkins

Meeting Joe Elliott

The Def Leppard frontman, backstage at a Down and Outz gig. As down to earth as you'd hope.

Damion with Joe Elliott

Tesseract live

Progressive metal at its finest. One of those gigs where you're just glad you made it.

Damion at a Tesseract gig
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I played the cello as a teenager — which might seem at odds with a love of heavy metal, but it really isn't. Both demand precision, both reward patience, and both hit you somewhere you can't quite explain. Life without music, in any form, doesn't bear thinking about.