Dom McLennon is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper known for his unique and insightful lyrics, and as a founding member of alternative hip hop boy band Brockhampton.
As a successful musician and producer, a lot of people may have viewed McLennon’s life as a picture-perfect one until he decided to let the world see the other side of him – a depressed man who had even gone through self-harm! Well, his story and honesty is not an everyday one, hence he gained even more attention since he started to tell his story through music that includes “TRIP”
The sincerity of McLennon about his struggle dealing with self-harm made fans to want to know more about him. And in turn, McLennon was willing to tell his story, especially because of a particular fan who walked up to him during a meet and greet after a show in Eugene, Oregon to tell him how much she was grateful for his honesty in his music.
The bold step not expected was taken by Dom when he wrote an open letter in 2017 – “A Letter to Eugene” admitting that he was actually fighting his own demons and how he had social anxiety that was in reality, getting worse.
Who Is Dom McLennon?
He was born Dominic Michael Simpson on July 10th, 1992.
At a very young age, Dom identified his talent in music and started to sample different music instruments. By the time he was about 11 to 12 years old, he taught himself how to use the internet chiefly because he wanted to start to create beats.
Before Dom became a member of Brockhampton, he had already sampled music as a solo artist and even went on to become the first runner-up in a Questlove Remix Competition on Pigeons and Planes as well as releasing an album Thesis (Side B).
What Led Dom McLennon Self-Harm?
As much as we know, the exact story of how Mclennon started with his struggle has not been specified. But, every now and then in the society, people go through personal challenges with mental health and celebrities are no exception even though only a few like Dom ever come out publicly to talk about their struggle.
In addition, depression and anxiety may have started earlier than the time he started to share the experience through his lyrics and later, open letter.
How McLennon Conquered Self-Harm
How did Dom Mclennon ever get through with self-harm? Certainly, this question may have been asked over the course of time, particularly when he started to let the world into his real-life experience of depression.
The complete steps to healing for McLennon may not have been told, but music may have been one important aspect to his healing. In the open letter, he made mention of wishing he had the chance to meet people like Cudi or groups like Daft Punk when he was going through rough times. However, he reminded fans with some soothing words of “you are loved” and “you are not alone”.
As to anxiety, McLennon recounted how he would bite on his fingernails. From the beginning of 2017 however, the rapper had decided to start painting his nails which actually helped him since there was something there he wouldn’t want to destroy.
10 Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Dom McLennon
- He joined Brockhampton when he realized the chemistry he had with the group.
- Dom and Romil Hemnani of Brockhampton are from Connecticut.
- He dropped his debut studio single “Portal” as a solo artist in October 2015.
- Dom McLennon’s main goal in music is to create music that would set a path for future generation to follow as well as mean something.
- When Dom wrote the open letter in 2017, he gave a link to a free, anonymous chat where you people would have the freedom to discuss whatever topics they wanted, and with the promise of checking in the page when he could.
- He made it known on his Twitter that he was still getting used to being able to afford things.
- Dom is an activist and an advocate of good governance. He also wants to create a studio for underserved communities.
- He is a lover of basketball and his father and brother were involved in the game but never made it to become professionals.
- While he may be more active on Twitter, he is less active on Instagram. He joined Instagram in 2013 but has fewer than 15 posts even though he has more than 1,000,000 followers.
- Even though his net worth alone is not known, WealthyPersons has estimated the net worth of Brockhampton at $30 million.
