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By now Dege was into punk rock and heavy metal, not surprisingly rebelling against the Cajun, Zydeco blues mix all around him, but he found it seeping into his playing regardless, ‘ It just came out sounding like me, kind of riffed up, spooky, atmospheric and sort of dark. I didn’t intentionally try to make it sound like that. It just comes out that way’

Teen years were tough, especially being one of only two punk kids in the area. Grown men would want to beat him up and pick fights. There was lots of time spent running crazy, tripping on acid and writing more songs until eventually Dege moved away to Baton Rogue to stay with more like minded youngsters. For awhile life was good, studying philosophy at school, falling in love, seeing bands like Sonic Youth live, writing more songs.

It couldn’t last though and aged twenty, Dege attempted to take his own life. He swallowed a bottleful of sleeping pills, saying now, ‘I just didn’t like the way this world made me feel.’ He still remembers vividly the dreams he went through that night and the strange experiences of the next few days. Things continued to get worse in Baton Rogue, dumped by his girlfriend, beaten up badly, car stolen, eviction, fired from his crappy job and finally thrown into jail. Common sense prevailed and Dege realised he had to move away and he ended up in Lafayette and cleaned up his life.

It was here that Dege started jamming with some musicians who had been playing in various cult Louisiana bands, so in the garage of drummer Krishna, the band Santeria was born. They played a southern rock style but Krishna brought an eastern influenced off-beat rhythmic feel creating a unique sound. Santeria went on to become a much loved underground band not only at home but across the world. The cult classic album, House Of The Dying Sun, released in 2002, captured the imagination of many with its mix of southern rock vibes with psychedeic blues undertones, Psyouthern Rock if you will. The band could have been a huge success but suffered a string of accidents, bad luck and hardships which have been attributed to a voodoo curse. Remember, this is Louisiana. The Santeria