I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there. Damon Albarn More Quotes by Damon Albarn More Quotes From Damon Albarn 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 writinglongyears 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 chinesetryingthinking My heart is broken, democracy has failed us. Damon Albarn entertainment It's a truly miraculous sound they create ... There's a whole choir, there's strings, there's soloists, there's amazing percussion. It's a really dynamic and joyous sound, we're so used to seeing Syria through the prism of news, which is entirely a negative thing. This concert will give a completely different perspective. Damon Albarn lifestyle 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 behindmeselfcharacter 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 my-lifefeelbetterlife 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 mevibesfuturepower As soon as it sounds fine, I'm on to the next thing, man. Damon Albarn soonmanfinenext 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 enddoingalwaysspinning 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 yourselffeelingyouway 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 musichopewayart 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 nothingthinkknowyou 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 startknowyoupeople Whether people like it or not, China is incredibly important to the future of mankind. For me, this is something that we all need to have intelligent discussions about in America, in Britain, in Europe. Damon Albarn mefutureimportantpeople
