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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.

~Damon Albarn

Topics: Because Business Deal Defeat Different Different Way Doing End Getting Label Like London Object Off Ripped Setting Sign Someone Southern Than Them Up Usual Very Way Which Would You

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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

Topics: Ambassador Felt Get Go Initiatives Involved Me Missing Musician Out Point Using Various

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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

Topics: Accept Alter Anyone Collective Egos Gets Involved Know Many Nothing Really Seems Sort Think Who You I Think

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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

Topics: Another Bus China Continental Just Know Mean People Province Start Those Tourist Trade Vast Very Were You

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I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.

~Damon Albarn

Topics: English Escape Off Really Songwriter Started

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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

Topics: About America Britain China Discussions Europe Future Important Incredibly Intelligent Like Mankind Me Need People Something Whether

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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

Topics: Focusing Grow Help Invaluable Learn Learning Life Mean Much Musicians Only Other Performers Really Spend Whole Working You Your Yourself

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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

Topics: Africa Comfortable Gel Get Getting Go Going Hand Hang Know Land Like Me Out People Purely Really Resonates Rover See Something Them Things Try Very You

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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

Topics: Bit Long Madness Music Sensitive Stretch Takes Time Trying Write Years Years Ago

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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

Topics: Feeling Just Ordeal Put Reflective Some Something Sort Through Understand Way Whenever Writing You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: March 23rd, 1968

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