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I was brought up Catholic, and I felt the power of art from a very young age - seeing the brutality of all those images of flayed apostles and tortured saints was a pretty strong introduction.

Damien Hirst

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Damien Hirst
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: June 7
Artist
Conceptual Artist
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Bristol
Gloucestershire
Damien Steven Hirst
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I think suicide is the most perfect thing you can do in life.
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As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging.
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