List of 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

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.

When You're Doing A Deal With Someone In The Southern Sahara, It's A Very Different Way Of Doing Business Than In London. You Can't Sign Them In The Usual Way Because They'd End Up Getting Ripped Off, Which Would Defeat The Object Of Setting Up A Label Like This

I Used To Go To Work And Take Heroin In The Studio And Then Stop When I Came Home.

Danger Mouse Is Now Working On A Bunch Of Other Records, Translating His Ideas About Remixing Into All Sorts Of Other Projects.

I Used To Be Younger Than My Producers But Now I'm Older Than My Producers And I Think That Works For Me, That Works Better Cause You Get A Good Kick Up The ... Everyday.

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?

I'm Slightly Ambivalent To The Whole Relationship Between The Whole Advertising World And Music. I Think Sometimes It Works And Sometimes It's A Really Bad Mismatch. I Think On This Occasion Its Fine Because The Ipod Is Like Your Own Mini-library And That Can't Be A Bad Thing. It Promotes Eclecticism And That's Very Much What We Are About So It's A Good Relationship.

I Can't Be Bothered Anymore About Giving Songs Titles.

Well, As Resources Inevitably Disappear [in Africa], 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.

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.

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.