Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn, OBE,is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is the lead singer of the alternative rock band Blur as well as co-founder, vocalist, principal songwriter, and instrumentalist of the virtual band Gorillaz...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth23 March 1968
CityWhitechapel, England
stars mean voice
And there are no stars and that you're never really sure who's doing what and what voice is what and, you know what I mean? It's supposed to be quite elusive
ideas records danger
Danger Mouse is now working on a bunch of other records, translating his ideas about remixing into all sorts of other projects.
music nice boys
It's important that Oasis are rude about everybody and that they get drunk...Fair enough. It's nice, isn't it? But it's nothing to do with me. They came to see us in Manchester and they were very pleasant boys. Very nice. I'd like to see that as a quote. Oasis are very nice boys.
people perfect tuna
In Africa, as resources inevitably disappear, people have to make do with a lot less. You have to be much more ingenious with a lot less, and accept that you can't get your perfect tuna sandwich on a street corner.
war thinking issues
Each individual has their own opinions about whether war is an answer to any problems. Personally I think it's a waste of time, but I think more importantly, that it's is an issue that we haven't had any say in. That's why I feel so strongly about it. I don't feel like we've really been given any choice in this matter. I think if you had a referendum tomorrow, Tony Blair would have no choice but to call off the war.
hip-hop elements hips
There's always been a hip-hop element to my trousers.
creativity needs disturbance
There's need to be some sort of disturbance in your psyche for creativity to be sparked.
world funny-travel made
Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.
careers important feels
If you don't see something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don't know how you're going to feel about it.
world futuristic western
Every time I go to Africa, I see the future. I see what the Western world is going to become. It's a very futuristic place.
fun believe government
I was naive enough to believe it would be enough to replace the government. Well, I made fun of the people in the government and then realized that even if we got rid of them, they were replaced by exactly the same guys.
mtv paper way
My guaranteed way of sending myself into deep depression is to read music trade papers and watch MTV.
crazy people way
The best way to get to know Africa is to go there and see what it is. To know somewhere that crazy and that magnificent, you have to spend some time among people, the rhythm of their lives.
school oasis bully
Oasis were like the bullies I had to put up with at school.