Dion: His Life and Mine by Sarah Cate Anstey

Author:Sarah Cate Anstey [Anstey, Sarah Cate]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-08-02T21:00:00+00:00

Dion’s time in Olympia proved vital for his creativity. In a new place, surrounded by new people, making new friends, it seemed he was able to release some of his most troubling inner thoughts through his writing. It was at this time that he wrote “Reborn in Hades”, about a recurring dream he’d had on the Mas’ mountain after his first Theban visit. Initially, Pan’s home provided Dion with space to explore his talent in a way he hadn’t been able to in the hotel. He was particularly prolific during this period and Pan was more of an indulgent and patient older brother than a landlord.

Pan took it upon himself to introduce Dion to as many bands as possible, in the hope that Dion could find the right musicians to form a band. Amongst Capricious’s closest friends were The Constellations who arrived in Olympia with an exceptionally talented stand-in drummer. Dion had respect for anyone who could command an instrument so well, especially one he had not chosen to master himself. Dion realised that if he wanted to form his own band he needed someone like Cal. Despite enjoying his time with The Constellations, Cal turned down their offer to join them on a permanent basis. The Constellations were already established and he wanted to be in a band where he had some creative input.

One evening, Dion performed a few songs, poured a few glasses of his red liquid and Cal was persuaded. Cal described the evening as ‘intoxicating’, although I was never sure if he was intoxicated by the liquid, Dion’s music or both. Silenus would appear now and again, to give advice to any of his young protégés that needed it, but he was a nomad who never settled. As far as he was concerned, he had done his duty towards Dion. The lad had grown up and it was time to let him ‘get on with it.’ I only wish he had let Dion be.

“Persephone”, has always been considered to be Dion’s opus magnum, particularly amongst his female fans. It was said to be Pallene’s favourite, possibly because the subject matter, a young woman’s mistreatment by her uncle, was close to home. She later named her charity after it and Dion handed over the rights to the song and any proceeds made. Possibly to protect her, Dion never admitted that the song was written about her or even for her, but he did concede to me once that it was her song, not his. She certainly inspired it, as it was around this time that they met.

Pallene had run away from home, if you can call it that, and her father’s abuse. She got a job working in Utopia, a taverna in Olympia. Dion and Cal had gone to Utopia, to hear Likertes do a one-man, acoustic, gig. In time, Likertes’s blatant talent earned him the third place in, what would later become, Libertia. By that time, Dion must have seen over a hundred guitarists and didn’t think any of them had compared to Amphelos.

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