After years of working in sales left him "depressed and miserable", a West Belfast man has followed his passion for music which has seen him headlining festivals with his band. Damian McNeilly, originally from the Grovesnor Road, picked up a guitar in lockdown to keep himself entertained and has not looked back since.
Now living in Sheffield, one random walk during the fireworks on Bonfire Night in 2020 changed the course of his life as he felt compelled to write a song. Three days later and 12 original songs on paper, Damian knew that he had to follow his love of music and see where it could take him.
Speaking to Belfast Live, Damian said: "I was music mad from the day I was born and although I tried to play guitar and write decent songs, I just couldn't so I ended up working in sales for years, depressed and miserable until I got into acting by chance as an extra and everything changed. A good friend of mine suggested I buy a new guitar at the end of 2019 and I did.
