Question: I’ve heard that you have been the target of censorship and hate because of your lyrics and shocking persona and beliefs. How has that affected your creative process? DZ: "I don't know who told you that but if this were the case, I know it would inspire me to create even more and find wonderfully clever and deceptive ways to get what needs to be expressed out to my audience."
Question: Who is your biggest inspiration through the years for your music? DZ: "I'd have to say my biggest inspiration comes from within. It's hard to say if it's God or The Devil."
Question: out of all the musician's you've listened to through the years, who do you find you can relate to the most? DZ: " I'd have to say Charles Manson because his music has gone relatively unappreciated despite the importance of it."
Question: What made you want to start making music? DZ: " When I was a baby, John Lennon touched my hand in central park and shortly after he was killed. A little while later I started singing and playing piano, It just came naturally. I found it was the easiest way to communicate with the world and express what was inside.
Question: How long have you been a musician? DZ: "Since I was 3 yrs old."
Question: What is your opinion on 2012 if you have one? DZ: " I think it's a great year to plan a vacation."
DZ: "So far I'd have to say being born was my greatest triumph, I was a miracle baby. Followed up by loosing my virginity and revealing what I have of myself to my audience through Art & Music."
Question: What have been your greatest tragedies?
DZ: "I've experienced so many since I've started this journey that I've stopped keeping track."
For those that wish to Know I will be posting unpublished interview questions over the next few days from an interview I did with Damien last year. Enjoy!
Question: Do you feel you are the Anti-Christ or a minion of Satan?If so, what are your future plans, in regards to your followers and detractors
DZ: " I think people see what they want to see in me. Some sense the Devil and others find a Christ like figure but when you think about it,they're just 2 different sides of the same coin. You can use that currency for good or bad. The Satanic age is here and there's no doubt about that. What people do with the opportunity is what matters. I've often wondered if it's possible for the Devil to dispel the role by doing good."
Question: Have you ever had contact with any sort of spirit, God or Satan? What was the most intense one?
DZ: " I've encountered both and they're surprisingly alike. Satan is mankind striving to be God but can't & God is the divinity that strives to exist in mankind but can't.Either way they're missing each other somewhere along that path. I think it's religion that gets in the way but God is the most unaccountable of the two."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY a few days late! Hope it was all you wanted and more! Hope the whole "talking to ghosts" thing went well for you. Have you ever tried Mirrors for communication with them?