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Damon Albarn (Musician)

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 life
It always struck me that Africa was, in a strange way, a futuristic place and had elements and vibes and spirits that were going to inform the future. Africa Express is an attempt to engage that power outside Africa, and for everyone to benefit from it.
— Damon Albarn power
Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.
— Damon Albarn music
The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
— Damon Albarn intelligence
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 self
Music is something that should speak for itself, straight from the heart. It took me a long time to understand that.
— Damon Albarn time
As soon as it sounds fine, I'm on to the next thing, man.
— Damon Albarn man
The things that make me happy most are my family and working.
— Damon Albarn family
As a musician usually music is your way out.
— Damon Albarn music
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.
— Damon Albarn life
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 art
I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing.
— Damon Albarn hope
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 time
The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone.
— Damon Albarn art
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 writing
China is one of those vast, continental conglomerates that... I mean, if they were to start a tourist trade in China, they'd just bus people in from another province, you know what I mean? They're very self-contained.
— Damon Albarn art
I don't need to be a frontman all the time, and in fact, the older I get, the less of an urge it is inside me to play that role. I've still got it inside me, and I do occasionally allow it out.
— Damon Albarn time
I like to go to Africa purely with something to do. I'm not very comfortable getting into an armor-plated Land Rover and going to see things, with my hand gel, you know, it's not me at all. So I like to hang out and you know, really get to know people and try and do something that resonates with them.
— Damon Albarn people
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 musician.
— Damon Albarn music
I'm a working musician, so it's what I do. I kind of always have lots of plates spinning, and it's the ones that keep spinning the longest that I end up doing.
— Damon Albarn music
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 life
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 politics
More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
— Damon Albarn art
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.
— Damon Albarn stars
I think pop music is a great place to get new ideas across.
— Damon Albarn music
I want to be a better person in every aspect. I really dont feel Ive in anyway fulfilled my potential in every area of my life. But Im optimistic.
— Damon Albarn life

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