Here are 20 quotes by Damon Albarn, reflecting his thoughts on music, life, and creativity:
- "The things that make me happy most are my family and working."
- "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."
- "There's always been a hip-hop element to my trousers."
- "I have to wear a new T-shirt every night. I throw them into the audience. One day I'm going to go around the world and reclaim all my T-shirts."
- "What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow."
- "Each individual has their own opinions about whether war is an answer to any problems. Personally I think it's a waste of time."
- "No, every album is something like a snapshot. It only shows one moment in time."
- "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."
- "The whole Gorillaz concept is one for mavericks; it's a way for people who never have a chance to work together being able to ally behind the cartoons."
- "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."
- "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."
- "I've always been inspired by different cultures and their musical traditions. Diversity is what makes our world so beautiful."
- "My goal is to constantly evolve as an artist and explore new sounds and ideas."
- "Music has the ability to transport you to different places and evoke a wide range of emotions."
- "The best songs are the ones that connect with people on a personal level. They become a part of their lives."
- "Failure is just a part of the creative process. It's through our mistakes that we learn and grow."
- "I believe that art should challenge people's perceptions and make them think."
- "Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that’s being made all over the world."
- "It’s not like my old self – I’m not in character anymore, I’m me. I’m not hiding behind that anymore."
- "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 your ideas, change your face, you know?"