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
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It's not like my old self - I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.
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I want to be a better person in every aspect. I really don't feel I've in anyway fulfilled my potential in every area of my life. But I'm optimistic.
I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
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I never really want to leave it as an inspiration; I just can't get enough of it.
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On Blur bassist Alex James: I used to punch Alex a lot. He used to say really annoying things. I think he liked being punched.
I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.
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It's also why I don't print lyrics anymore. I figure if you can't get the feeling across adequately with the song, then you've failed anyway.
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I feel John Peel was somebody that we could all trust. Throughout his life, he gave people a sense of a bigger world out there.
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The concert was all about raising awareness, but Peter looked like he was having trouble raising his own awareness - he looked wasted,