Damon Albarn - The British Masters Season 4, Chapter 4

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  • After Liam Gallagher, Tracey Thorn, Dizzee Rascal and Johnny Marr, Blur legend Damon Albarn joins host John Doran to be inducted as a British Master.
    One of the most famous and hard working faces in the contemporary musical landscape, Albarn rose to prominence as the frontman of the world bestriding Blur. He has since become known for his seemingly never ending supply of side projects and collaborations, Gorillaz being the most globally renowned. We spoke to him in his West London studio about the release of his new album with supergroup The Good, The Bad and The Queen.
    Watch next: Paul Simonon of The Clash - The British Masters Season 4, Chapter 3 bit.ly/2FRhj4y
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 273

  • @sandrasharber3901
    @sandrasharber3901 4 роки тому +170

    I’ve never seen Damon smile and laugh so much in an interview..ughhhh will this 25 year crush ever die?!

  • @loudspeaker003
    @loudspeaker003 5 років тому +425

    Thom Yorke definitely needs to be next. That being said, I’m so glad Damon Got recognized here.

  • @klara13
    @klara13 5 років тому +261

    I can listen to this man for hours, what a beautiful mind.

  • @kiely4561
    @kiely4561 5 років тому +411

    hard to believe the Geezer is 50, still holding on to those boyish looks

  • @deefman123
    @deefman123 5 років тому +79

    I feel like Damon is like a mate i lost in a pub years ago, who i keep hearing about but never get round to meeting. Id love to hang out coz i feel the same attitudes to the world, like he feels about Bowie i feel about him. And Bowie. Much humble respect for the artist collaborator.

  • @nathaliem.8483
    @nathaliem.8483 5 років тому +88

    I could listen to Damon talk for hours

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe 5 років тому

      My guess is that he could too!

  • @mizunosv
    @mizunosv 3 роки тому +16

    I like British speech so much. I am Russian, and it is difficult for me to distinguish American from British. but when I found out about Damon Albarn, I listened to his speech and understood how much the pronunciation is different. and realized that I really like the British language!

  • @lptomtom
    @lptomtom 5 років тому +144

    That dinner and jam with Damon, Paul Simonon and Paul McCartney must've been quite something...

    • @reindeer-o-stoole
      @reindeer-o-stoole 5 років тому +7

      must have been a bore

    • @jessica5497
      @jessica5497 3 роки тому +3

      @@reindeer-o-stoole not really, or you were there?

  • @Laenia__
    @Laenia__ 4 роки тому +11

    his speaking voice.... damn

  • @tigertigerpantherfox3714
    @tigertigerpantherfox3714 5 років тому +45

    Damon Albarn is a Treasure to Music!

  • @nazz2k8
    @nazz2k8 5 років тому +97

    Didn't want this interview to end

  • @Joao-pe8ur
    @Joao-pe8ur 3 роки тому +11

    This is so British. From the topics to the accent, the clothings and even the teeth.

  • @gustavoalfaro1245
    @gustavoalfaro1245 5 років тому +99

    Pleeeease, John Squire on this series!!! Not properly interviewed yet. I think Doran is the man for that task

    • @CSawM2
      @CSawM2 5 років тому +5

      My god, if they somehow manage to get John Squire on here it will be more than an interview it will be a genuine piece of history! PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

  • @murrayballard
    @murrayballard 5 років тому +49

    What a legend! This interview just isn’t long enough

  • @snutstrut
    @snutstrut 5 років тому +16

    I saw Blur live in -94. Damon looks the same! Impressive!

  • @thefuckingprincess219
    @thefuckingprincess219 5 років тому +12

    Can I just say he looks great for 50 years old ❤️

  • @sdawg7632
    @sdawg7632 3 роки тому +15

    Still can’t get over the fact that this is dude does “Woohoo!” and “Windmill, windmill for the land”

  • @jacksaynor4187
    @jacksaynor4187 3 роки тому +8

    Great interviewer, well thought out questions and got Damon very engaged (rare)

  • @onyriarojas1579
    @onyriarojas1579 5 років тому +16

    Damon is such a god to me is just really wierd for me to see him sitting there talking doing human things, I feel his voice inside of my heart everytime he talks.

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe 5 років тому +8

      Are you aware just how pathetic that sounds?

  • @karlb4225
    @karlb4225 5 років тому +8

    I saw the good the bad the queen in Blackpool and had tears in my eyes throughout, an incredible band. Damons energy is beautiful. Great interview 👌❤️

  • @lostboi2222
    @lostboi2222 5 років тому +43

    This man is a genius.

  • @Kkidzz
    @Kkidzz 5 років тому +13

    John bringing the correct Blur album for Damon to sign.

  • @ughhjuan
    @ughhjuan 5 років тому +17

    Blur - Gorillaz - Everyday Robots - The Bad The Good The Queen 👏
    ** Recognizing talent all the way from Los Angeles California , it was a pleasure and honor to tear to your Gorillaz tracks on Oct 20th

  • @bassinblue
    @bassinblue 3 роки тому +4

    The background music gives me a feeling I'm in a hospital bed gasping for my last few breaths of air as the hospital lights overcome my sight and I fade into an echo.

  • @MarkMathewsMusic
    @MarkMathewsMusic 5 років тому +12

    I think this is my favourite interview of the series...as is always the case when Damon is involved! Not only is he one of the greatest songwriters of our generation he is such a fascinating interviewee. I didn't want tit to end!

  • @AnaMarch
    @AnaMarch 5 років тому +8

    I just love his creative mind, keep making music Damon!

  • @lauramccoy1621
    @lauramccoy1621 5 років тому +15

    I could have watched another hour of this. Great interview.

  • @stonedcrow5821
    @stonedcrow5821 5 років тому +13

    These chats are always really good, even when I'm not especially keen on the artist being interviewed.

  • @rochfordsnrubbs6855
    @rochfordsnrubbs6855 5 років тому +5

    Massive appreciation for John still shoehorning Fall questions in every chance he gets ;)

  • @thehowlingterror
    @thehowlingterror 5 років тому +2

    Love these. Many thanks to all involved.

  • @LaughingStock_
    @LaughingStock_ 3 роки тому +3

    Excellent interview. In Damon the spirit of Ray Davies will live on long beyond the passing of the master.

  • @catasegovia
    @catasegovia 4 роки тому +6

    I don't know why when Damon started talking about David being one of his influences, I was so moved by the way he said it.

  • @hotstankygarbage788
    @hotstankygarbage788 5 років тому +15

    Sir Damon The Man That Is Albarn.

  • @TobiasReturns
    @TobiasReturns 4 роки тому +7

    you gotta do Ian Paice from Deep Purple, Martin Gore from Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke from Erasure/Yazoo/Depeche Mode, Robert Fripp from King Crimson, Arthur Brown from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Pete Townsend (The Who) etc

  • @thehighlandhamster
    @thehighlandhamster 5 років тому +6

    Just excellent. Damon is a complete hero...

  • @benibbotson2014
    @benibbotson2014 5 років тому +10

    Damon Albarn is a legend

  • @shadygroves8252
    @shadygroves8252 5 років тому +2

    What a great interview

  • @fdunlop
    @fdunlop 5 років тому +20

    Wow, need to hear that Erykah Badu collab ASAP

    • @HerveBoisde
      @HerveBoisde 5 років тому +1

      If he was that drunk Erykah probably doesnt want it released

    • @dagothkid6372
      @dagothkid6372 5 років тому

      Yes pleas

  • @carlavelizguerra2527
    @carlavelizguerra2527 Рік тому +1

    The signing of the records at the end!! 😭

  • @plewe1
    @plewe1 5 років тому +3

    legend

  • @MrDoogy101
    @MrDoogy101 5 років тому

    the masters series gives helps colour to a time that was before mine. John Doran is clearly held in high regard by the interviewees which brings out so much more from them. Long may the masters series continue!

  • @tokyonova2814
    @tokyonova2814 5 років тому +2

    An absolute King

  • @Mmxxaamm
    @Mmxxaamm 5 років тому +23

    Loved the atmospheric sound that accompanies the interview, kinda dreamy, fucking brilliant

    • @arwaldc9056
      @arwaldc9056 4 роки тому +1

      Maximum Blaster dude I even asked Doran on FB what that music was and he doesn’t even know haha, he said my best luck was trying to read the comments to find out :(

    • @Backs2Boredom
      @Backs2Boredom 3 роки тому +1

      @@arwaldc9056 it's the song Primadona by Audrey Ryan pal

    • @arwaldc9056
      @arwaldc9056 3 роки тому +1

      @@Backs2Boredom THANK YOU hahaha

  • @jubileeoutsider8196
    @jubileeoutsider8196 5 років тому +85

    Why is Damon getting hotter and younger HELP 😱🔥😍😵🤤

    • @redder_
      @redder_ 4 роки тому +1

      Look up masahiro sakurai that is llin his 40s and he hasn't aged since he was 19

    • @alfiekennedy1657
      @alfiekennedy1657 4 роки тому

      Plastic surgery

    • @Riviere8281
      @Riviere8281 4 роки тому +10

      @@alfiekennedy1657 nah, He looked aged but good looking. People still good looking after 50. Life no ends at 20s

    • @achoo3001
      @achoo3001 3 роки тому +1

      Alfie Kennedy no.. where'd you get that from??

  • @thorstluda3545
    @thorstluda3545 5 років тому

    Best interview what a hero

  • @bcpjw
    @bcpjw 5 років тому +62

    Damon is someone if Lennon & Macca have a child together with Bowie as his nanny while hanging out with beastie boys

    • @theshuriken
      @theshuriken 5 років тому +5

      you described it very well!

  • @brunatoniatto3036
    @brunatoniatto3036 4 роки тому +3

    Damon is perfect 💜

  • @xeverettx2564
    @xeverettx2564 Рік тому

    Another Classic for the books!!!! Well done John! You were born to interview musicians of the highest caliber ol’ son!!!!!

  • @CSawM2
    @CSawM2 5 років тому +6

    As others have already said, PLEASE try to get John Squire on...or Reni, the most under-appreciated drummer of all time!

  • @damiensimper
    @damiensimper 5 років тому

    wow brilliant! thank you for this wonderful interview.

  • @TheChinovnik
    @TheChinovnik 5 років тому +236

    good stuff. apart from the really annoying sound in the background.

    • @sratus
      @sratus 5 років тому +45

      Just let it pass over you. I love it, makes it feel like a dream.

    • @grindcoremaniac
      @grindcoremaniac 5 років тому +3

      Awesome! Damon Albarn is one of my favorite musicians of all time! Blur and Gorillaz are always on my playlists.

    • @Mmxxaamm
      @Mmxxaamm 5 років тому +15

      @@sratus I freaking loved it for the very same thing, it's dreamy and accompanies the interview perfectly, PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS EVER

    • @virtualsnake1994
      @virtualsnake1994 5 років тому +4

      so subjective. it's not too bad

    • @iHuzza
      @iHuzza 5 років тому +4

      Yeah, although it's grown on me it still sounds like something that should be playing in the background of a Salad Fingers video, it's kind of unsettling.

  • @Luchingador
    @Luchingador 5 років тому

    great interview

  • @crowoftime4973
    @crowoftime4973 5 років тому +3

    I Look Up To You Mr Albarn You'll Always Inspire Me In Life And Death

  • @semicharmedkindofguy3088
    @semicharmedkindofguy3088 4 роки тому

    what a beautiful mind to pick

  • @slimjimmyg
    @slimjimmyg 5 років тому

    I remember John having a dig at Blur during the Dizzee Rascal episode so was surprised, but happy, to see this.

  • @skypekai
    @skypekai 5 років тому +2

    Wish this was longer and more about the music.

  • @qwerty30013
    @qwerty30013 5 років тому

    God, hearing "why was it time for you to come back after an 11 year break?" made me feel "old" for the first time. I'm not very old but I can remember when that first album came out, and 11 years is a long time.

  • @KodakKid
    @KodakKid 5 років тому +44

    Damon is the best Master in this whole series by miles. I mean, come on.

    • @Kkidzz
      @Kkidzz 5 років тому +2

      Sorry, Mick Head edges him out(and I love Damon)

    • @caldowling1415
      @caldowling1415 5 років тому +2

      @@Kkidzz You must have missed Johnny Marr in Chapter 4.

    • @KodakKid
      @KodakKid 5 років тому +1

      Cal Dowling you’re having a laugh surely

    • @amirpourghoureiyan1637
      @amirpourghoureiyan1637 5 років тому +4

      @@caldowling1415 Johnny lost the spark after The Smiths, nothings come close since

    • @KodakKid
      @KodakKid 2 роки тому +2

      @smokin cheerios Noel Gallagher hasn’t made anything decent since ‘95. Even that was from ripping off old rock songs. He’s no master of anything

  • @grantg7457
    @grantg7457 5 років тому

    Good interview

  • @user-by5bf9et3m
    @user-by5bf9et3m 4 роки тому +2

    I really really love you! / from South Korea

  • @hugotellez5740
    @hugotellez5740 5 років тому +4

    Nunca te mueras por favor Damon

  • @nicolascheradame
    @nicolascheradame 4 роки тому +8

    I'm a French fan of Damon's and I've always loved British culture, I'm about the same age as he is. I can't help thinking that in some years' time, when the EU is definitely a thing of the past and we're all relieved it is, Remainers will feel embarrassed looking back at this post Brexit referendum nightmare bullshit. Just saying...

  • @hakunamashhhuck4221
    @hakunamashhhuck4221 3 роки тому

    I love the way he has to dance about him saying he was off his nut in these "tricky" collaborations

  • @Char10tti3
    @Char10tti3 5 років тому +1

    Finally the man gets an episode haha

  • @MrWayout74
    @MrWayout74 7 місяців тому +1

    Plastic Beach is my favourite Gorilaz LP

  • @lostboi2222
    @lostboi2222 5 років тому +2

    Yaaaas

  • @theodontosaurus
    @theodontosaurus 5 років тому +6

    Does anyone know where the background music is from?

  • @nasskhan4543
    @nasskhan4543 5 років тому +36

    He talks about Brexit but forgets about Moderm Life is Rubbish which was the original Brexit Concept album.

    • @jonesy2111
      @jonesy2111 4 роки тому +2

      Anyone against Brexit is a sellout

    • @KodakKid
      @KodakKid 4 роки тому +13

      No Nass, it wasn't. It was a satire album about England. There was a love for England but also a distaste for the less desirable aspects of it.

  • @DanielGarciaNYC
    @DanielGarciaNYC 5 років тому +1

    The lighter in the hand... The constant brakes to laugh.... Is my boy high? Lol

  • @britishidiots3842
    @britishidiots3842 2 роки тому +1

    Does anyone know the name of the song that plays throughout this in the background?

  • @RayasNegroOvejas
    @RayasNegroOvejas 5 років тому +1

    There’s even a performance and interview with Damon and Bowie here on youtube

  • @crowoftime4973
    @crowoftime4973 5 років тому +3

    Damon Albarn:What Do You Want To Be? Jared(Spirit):To Be The Greatest Musician But Me And God Have That Worked Out I Want To See You In Heaven (The Music)

  • @Noisey
    @Noisey  5 років тому

    After Liam Gallagher, Tracey Thorn, Dizzee Rascal and Johnny Marr, Blur legend Damon Albarn joins host John Doran to be inducted as a British Master.
    Watch next: Paul Simonon of The Clash - The British Masters Season 4, Chapter 3 bit.ly/2FRhj4y

  • @rigsby1454
    @rigsby1454 5 років тому

    Wish they let out the unedited version

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 5 років тому +4

    Damon would be a great politician. He should consider it .

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe 5 років тому

      He's already involved in politics. "His" views on Brexit appear to mirror those of war criminal, Tony Blair's.

  • @k-leb4671
    @k-leb4671 4 роки тому +1

    I really hope that collaboration with Erykah Badu surfaces one day...unless Damon was thinking of the song she appears on in Rocketjuice and The Moon, in which case it's already surfaced.
    And also, speaking of Mark Smith and the Fall, I hope Damon eventually releases that demo of Glitter Freeze that had more of Mark's vocals.

    • @suncat5160
      @suncat5160 3 роки тому

      lol dude its on youtube

  • @AnGoosen
    @AnGoosen 5 років тому

    Cool!

  • @gayestofelves2174
    @gayestofelves2174 5 років тому +2

    DAAAMOOON!!!! YEEEEEES!!!! also am I the only one that has 2D from Gorillaz pop up in their mind whenever listening to blur?
    P.S. I frickin loooooooooove the Gorillaz!💚💙💛❤

  • @ardianacomia2764
    @ardianacomia2764 5 років тому +8

    This was way too short

  • @martino8266
    @martino8266 Рік тому

    never closed that fast "liam gallagher-the british masters"

  • @dmrsk1899
    @dmrsk1899 5 років тому +5

    Yes!!! This video is too damn long-overdue tho.

  • @mrksskr8236
    @mrksskr8236 5 років тому

    Whats the background track/loop name?

  • @bipedofthecentury9956
    @bipedofthecentury9956 5 років тому +1

    Wow i heard in a interview with Damon Albarn that he had at some point a falling out with David Bowie

  • @Fortunaatp
    @Fortunaatp 4 роки тому +3

    Please try and get Thom Yorke on here.

    • @hyena131
      @hyena131 4 роки тому

      Alex Pack
      Surely one shallow pretentious twat in the form of albarn is more than enough!

  • @thewholecity
    @thewholecity 2 роки тому

    Fucking gem of a man.

  • @Joao-pe8ur
    @Joao-pe8ur 3 роки тому +2

    Damon looks like a Gorillaz character.

  • @snackz5181
    @snackz5181 5 років тому +1

    Such a fucking cool dude. Would love to get to chat w him.

  • @richcambo2971
    @richcambo2971 5 років тому

    🙌🏽

  • @dell560
    @dell560 5 років тому

    Anyone know the backing track at the beggining?

  • @dontudare
    @dontudare 5 років тому +17

    This is a great interview, but the constant drone in the background can piss off please.

  • @Ruthymon
    @Ruthymon 5 років тому +1

    I was expecting Damon to show up in this, too.

    • @Char10tti3
      @Char10tti3 5 років тому

      Ruth.E imagine they go to his studio just to interview Paul hahaha

    • @Ruthymon
      @Ruthymon 5 років тому

      @@Char10tti3 haha

  • @kp-lz1pn
    @kp-lz1pn 5 років тому +1

    Nut

  • @adamdrakestudio
    @adamdrakestudio 5 років тому

    Should have clocked the reflection in the piano.

  • @3PointBeats
    @3PointBeats 5 років тому +1

    Need to hear that collab with Erykah Badu - real shit

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe 5 років тому

      If he hasn't put it out then I'm guessing that it's either unusable or Badu has refused her permission.

  • @ryou8657
    @ryou8657 4 роки тому +3

    Which accent is he using? Is it cokney? Posh? I'm not English and just qurious...

  • @FatallyYours230
    @FatallyYours230 5 років тому +12

    please get Morrissey on this show, would love to see John try and unwind him

  • @colinhutch204
    @colinhutch204 3 роки тому

    north south divide... north just getting on with being, south still trying to prove it

  • @just_a_strange_traveler
    @just_a_strange_traveler 4 роки тому

    Was that demon days playing in the background or am I just making my own auditory pareidolia

  • @MarivoneAraujo
    @MarivoneAraujo 4 роки тому

    Thom Yorke definitely needs to be next (2x)

  • @williamhoreman3289
    @williamhoreman3289 4 роки тому +1

    I really like the sober approach to this show, but the background noice is really an unnecessary touch