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A Britpop idol against the biggest pop star of recent times. Damon Albarn and Taylor Swift entered an unexpected shot, and here we review the whole thing.
There is never a lack of gossip in music, because suddenly and without warning, two important artists are involved in a fight. However, We’re Sure No One Saw The Taylor Swift And Damon Albarn Feud Cominga pair of highly creative figures from their trenches who engaged in an unprecedented crossover.
The American singer-songwriter needs no introduction, as for many, she is the biggest and most successful artist today, selling millions of records and concert tickets in record time. For his part, the British musician is one of the most respected in recent times, due to his work with Blur, Gorillaz or the endless number of projects he has. But we never imagined a shot with Damon and Taylor.
The origin of the lawsuit between Damon Albarn and Taylor Swift
To put them in context, this curious lawsuit began on January 23, 2022. On that date, the newspaper Los Angeles Times public an interview with Damon Albarn about the concerts he would give in that city to present his second record material as a soloist, The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows.
In said conversation with the journalist Mikael Wood, the british musician talked about a lot of thingssince the 25 years of the album blur and the success of “Song 2” to how artists the size of the Rolling Stones continue to squeeze their hits without trying to exploit their creativity by creating new music. What stood out from all that talk, though, was what he said about Taylor Swift..
During the interview, Mikael asked Damon Albarn about the idea of playing alone on stage with his piano and without the help of more backing musicians (because that was the concept with the concerts he did to showcase his second solo album). . At that moment, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman replied that it is in those kinds of moments that you realize if your songs are good and can stand on their own.
Albarn went on to state that this process is something that “little modern music could stand”. The interviewer continued with this theme and Damon replied that he doesn’t think songs by current artists have a chance to pass that test without mega production or attitude behind it.. After that came the controversy.
Damon’s statements against Taylor and his opinion on co-writing songs
Mikael Wood told Damon Albarn that it’s probably not his style, but that Taylor Swift is an excellent songwriter. The British musician replied that she does not write her own songsbut the journalist defended her by saying that she co-writes some songs and after this, Damon let go like stocking thread.
“That does not count. I know what it is to cowrite. Cowriting is very different from writing. I don’t hate anyone, I’m just saying there’s a big difference between a composer and a composer who co-writes.”, Damon Albarn said about it. To prove her point, he cited Ella Fitzgerald as an example of artists who are music legends but never wrote a song, even though “the damage was already done.”
To close with the topic, Damon mentioned Billie Eilish as one of the artists who, compared to Taylor, considers her proposal to be more interesting: “A very interesting songwriter is Billie Eilish and her brother (Finneas). She attracts me more than Taylor Swift. She is darker, less optimistic. Much smaller and strange. I think she is exceptional.”.
The debate that put together the words and examples of Damon Albarn
In a matter of time, what Damon Albarn said about Taylor Swift in that interview went around the world And of course, the debate began both on social networks and in the music industry. Two camps were formed: the swifties who go to death with their favorite artist and those who supported the musician’s statements.
The truth is, as much as we love Damon and the amazing music he makes with all his projectsin a certain way -or as they painted it in the talk-, Seems like he blurted it all out in the heat of the moment. Yes ok, Taylor has co-written several tracks with collaborators and producers, the vast majority of her songs are credited to her name only..
Also, let’s say that the example of Billie Eilish that Damon Albarn gave was not the best either, well she also co-writes almost all of her songs with Finneas. That without counting that like Taylor Swift, the British musician himself has co-written several songs that we lovesuch as “Feel Good Inc.”, among others.
Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff’s response to Damon Albarn
Of course Taylor Swift found out what Damon Albarn said about his songs and was quick to reply. Through Twitter, the singer quoted the Los Angeles Times interview and even captioned the British musician’s account, where made it clear that she was angry and disappointed by what he said about her.
“Damon Albarn, I was a huge fan of yours until I saw this. I write all my songs. Your statement in the heat of the moment is completely false and so damaging. You don’t have to like my songs but it’s very fucking trying to discredit what I write.
Taylor Swift wasn’t the only one who responded to Damon. Jack Antonoff (Bleachers member and producer who has worked a lot with the singer) he also used his Twitter account to send a message to the musical mastermind of Gorillazbecause he stated that he has no idea what he said.
“I’ve never met Damon Albarn and he’s never been in my studio, but apparently he knows more than the rest of us about all those songs that Taylor writes and brings out.”
In the end, Damon apologized to Taylor.
During several days, The conversation about the lawsuit was in trend and strong. between Damon Albarn and Taylor Swift on social networksalmost as if it were the musical equivalent of civil war From the Marvel comics, jiar jiar jiar. However, All the anger ended when Blur’s frontman came out to apologize in the Internet of Things.
Damon quoted Taylor’s tweet and in a nutshell, He implied that what he said was misinterpreted to create controversy. Besides, the british musician said he never wanted to detract from his work. Here we leave Albarn’s response to Swift.
“I totally agree with you. I had a conversation about songwriting and it sadly came down to clickbait. I apologize unreservedly and without conditions. The last thing I want is to discredit your songwriting. I hope you understand”.
After that, both shelved the issue, never spoke about it again and continued with their careers. Damon Albarn released two more albums (with Gorillaz and Blur respectively), while Taylor Swift – in addition to re-releasing some of her albums – put together one of the biggest and most successful tours in history: The Eras Tour.
Although things didn’t get any worse (cough cough, like what happened between Taylor and Kanye West), there is no doubt that We never imagined that Damon and today’s most important pop artist would get into a fight like the one we follow for a few days with popcorn in hand. a historical event
