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Damon Albarn Quotes

It’s not like my old self-i’m not in character anymore, I’m me. I’m not hiding behind that anymore Picture Quote #1

I was going through a break up. I was depressed... I really did need to do something. Recording an album was a great escape. I don’t know what would have happened if I wouldn’t have started to work Picture Quote #1

What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if you spend your whole life focusing on yourself, you’re not really learning much Picture Quote #1

Whenever you’re writing something that’s reflective, you have to put yourself through some sort of ordeal just to understand the way you’re feeling Picture Quote #1

I’m not a monarchist. But I’m English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country Picture Quote #1

I spent two years figuring out how I could turn it into something that would satisfy me as a musician but also make some kind of cross-cultural link. I feel that I kind of at least touched on the possibilities of cross-cultural music, but it is a lifetime’s work, and I don’t profess to be anything other than a novice at it Picture Quote #1

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I’m an English songwriter/composer, working in Mandarin and trying to find something about Chinese culture that I really relate to and respect and feel some genuine emotions for - and it’s quite hard, the pentatonic scale, and that, in a way, is why I think it works. Because I’m forced to limit myself to quite strict rules about what I did. Maybe that’s how I avoided pastiche Picture Quote #1

I’ve always known I’m incredibly special. All my life. You know? It’s not a big deal Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Yeah. You’ve seen The Sun today; I’ve got myself a big house, settled down. Apart from the odd night out with the New Fathers’ Club, I’m a family man now Picture Quote #1

In the Sixties people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, people take Prozac to make it normal Picture Quote #1

You know, there are many alter egos and Gorillaz is a collective of alter egos, really. I think anyone who gets involved in it has to sort of accept that nothing is really as it seems Picture Quote #1

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No, every album is something like a snapshot. It only shows one moment in time. It shows what we feel and think right at that point in time, nothing more and nothing less Picture Quote #1

More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we’re getting much more interesting art as a result Picture Quote #1

I was approached by Oxfam to go to Mali as their ambassador and get involved in their various initiatives out there. But I felt that was missing the point of using me, a musicia Picture Quote #1

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 elusiv Picture Quote #1

I can’t be bothered anymore about giving songs titles Picture Quote #1

As soon as it sounds fine, I’m on to the next thing, man Picture Quote #1

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As a musician usually music is your way out Picture Quote #1

Oasis were like the bullies I had to put up with at school Picture Quote #1

The things that make me happy most are my family and working Picture Quote #1

I’m not really one of those people who believes that if you’re a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics Picture Quote #1

I’ve always known I’m incredibly special. All my life. You know? It’s not a big deal Picture Quote #1

Trying to write music that’s sensitive to 400 years ago takes a bit of madness, as it’s such a long stretch of time Picture Quote #1

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There’s need to be some sort of disturbance in your psyche for creativity to be sparked Picture Quote #1

If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I’m getting rid of grunge Picture Quote #1

Music is something that should speak for itself, straight from the heart. It took me a long time to understand that Picture Quote #1

The cartoon is a metaphor really for the fact that it’s almost impossible in our celebrity obsessed culture to move around genres and sort of change you ideas, change your face, you know? Picture Quote #1

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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 (Damon Albarn Quotes) I was going through a break up. I was depressed... I really did need to do something. Recording an album was a great escape. I don’t know what would have happened if I wouldn’t have started to work. (Damon Albarn Quotes) What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if you spend your whole life focusing on yourself, you’re not really learning much. (Damon Albarn Quotes) Whenever you’re writing something that’s reflective, you have to put yourself through some sort of ordeal just to understand the way you’re feeling. (Damon Albarn Quotes) I’m not a monarchist. But I’m English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country. (Damon Albarn Quotes) I spent two years figuring out how I could turn it into something that would satisfy me as a musician but also make some kind of cross-cultural link. I feel that I kind of at least touched on the possibilities of cross-cultural music, but it is a lifetime’s work, and I don’t profess to be anything other than a novice at it. (Damon Albarn Quotes) I’m an English songwriter/composer, working in Mandarin and trying to find something about Chinese culture that I really relate to and respect and feel some genuine emotions for - and it’s quite hard, the pentatonic scale, and that, in a way, is why I think it works. Because I’m forced to limit myself to quite strict rules about what I did. Maybe that’s how I avoided pastiche. (Damon Albarn Quotes) I’ve always known I’m incredibly special. All my life. You know? It’s not a big deal. (Damon Albarn Quotes) 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. (Damon Albarn Quotes) Yeah. You’ve seen The Sun today; I’ve got myself a big house, settled down. Apart from the odd night out with the New Fathers’ Club, I’m a family man now (Damon Albarn Quotes) In the Sixties people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, people take Prozac to make it normal (Damon Albarn Quotes) You know, there are many alter egos and Gorillaz is a collective of alter egos, really. I think anyone who gets involved in it has to sort of accept that nothing is really as it seems (Damon Albarn Quotes) No, every album is something like a snapshot. It only shows one moment in time. It shows what we feel and think right at that point in time, nothing more and nothing less (Damon Albarn Quotes) More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we’re getting much more interesting art as a result (Damon Albarn Quotes) I was approached by Oxfam to go to Mali as their ambassador and get involved in their various initiatives out there. But I felt that was missing the point of using me, a musicia (Damon Albarn Quotes) 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 elusiv (Damon Albarn Quotes) I can’t be bothered anymore about giving songs titles (Damon Albarn Quotes) As soon as it sounds fine, I’m on to the next thing, man (Damon Albarn Quotes) As a musician usually music is your way out (Damon Albarn Quotes) Oasis were like the bullies I had to put up with at school (Damon Albarn Quotes) The things that make me happy most are my family and working (Damon Albarn Quotes) I’m not really one of those people who believes that if you’re a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics (Damon Albarn Quotes) I’ve always known I’m incredibly special. All my life. You know? It’s not a big deal (Damon Albarn Quotes) Trying to write music that’s sensitive to 400 years ago takes a bit of madness, as it’s such a long stretch of time (Damon Albarn Quotes) There’s need to be some sort of disturbance in your psyche for creativity to be sparked (Damon Albarn Quotes) If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I’m getting rid of grunge (Damon Albarn Quotes) Music is something that should speak for itself, straight from the heart. It took me a long time to understand that (Damon Albarn Quotes) The cartoon is a metaphor really for the fact that it’s almost impossible in our celebrity obsessed culture to move around genres and sort of change you ideas, change your face, you know? (Damon Albarn Quotes)