Damon Albarn Says No To More Blur Or Gorillaz Music - Noise11.com
Gorillaz - Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Gorillaz - Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Damon Albarn Says No To More Blur Or Gorillaz Music

by Andrew Tijs on April 10, 2012

in News

Damon Albarn has said that new music coming from Gorillaz in the future is “unlikely” and Blur are pretty much over.

Gorillaz - Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Gorillaz - Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Albarn spoke to The Guardian, and admitted that Blur probably won’t record or play live again.

Albarn said that after they nailed the recording of their new song Under The Westway, there’s unlikely to be any more Blur music.

He said, “It’s the first Blur song where it’s been one take, because previously I never finished the lyrics before we recorded. This time, I’d done that, so we were actually able to perform it.”

He reportedly smiled, then revealed, “Which is quite nice, because I don’t really see any more recordings after this. So it’s nice to have finally done one song where we did it properly.”

Blur are booked to perform Hyde Park for the London Olympics, but when asked if they’d play again he said, “No, not really.” He then said that “in all likelihood” the band is over.

As for Gorillaz, he said new music is “unlikely”, explaining that collaborator Jamie Hewlett is done with it. “I think we were at cross purposes somewhat on that last record [Plastic Beach], which is a shame. So until a time comes when that knot has been untied…”

Related Posts

Blur at Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros O'Gorman. music news, noise11.com
Blur Pop Out Two Extra Songs After Album Release

Blur have unveiled two brand new songs. Blur released their ninth studio album, The Ballad Of Darren, last week. It marked their first LP in eight years.

July 26, 2023
Damon Albarn of Gorillaz photo by Ros O'Gorman
Damon and Graham Are George and Andrew

All four members of Blur (Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree) join Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 to discuss details around their new album ‘The Ballad of Darren’, out now. The band discuss the early days in Soho, their recent Wembley Stadium shows and how Graham and Damon are similar to Wham!. They also share details on recent single ‘St Charles Square’, how they felt about making the new record, the characters that feature on the album and the theme of sadness that comes from Damon’s lyrics.

July 26, 2023
Damon Albarn of Gorillaz photo by Ros O'Gorman
Damon Albarn Is Working On An Opera

Damon Albarn is working on an opera. Albarn has revealed he's putting 1807's 'The Magic Flute Part II' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the sequel to Mozart's 'Magic Flute', to music for the first time.

July 14, 2023
Blur at Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros O'Gorman. music news, noise11.com
Here is What Blur Played At Their First London Show For 2023

Blur are back on tour for the first tour since The Magic Whip 2015 tour. ‘The Ballad of Darren’ is focused on the ninth Blur album of the same name, due 21 July 2023.

July 10, 2023
Blur at Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros O'Gorman. music news, noise11.com
Blur Cancel French Festival Headline Show Due To Injury

Blur have cancelled their headline slot at Festival Beauregard after drummer Dave Rowntree suffered an injury.

July 5, 2023
Blur at Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros O'Gorman. music news, noise11.com
Blur Debut Release Another New Song ‘St Charles Square’

Blur have released a second preview of their next album ‘The Ballad of Darren’, due 21 July 2023.

June 30, 2023
Damon Albarn Melbourne 2014, photo ros ogorman
Gorillaz Cancel US Tour

Gorillaz have cancelled their entire US tour before it began citing “scheduling conflicts” as the reason for the no-show.

June 23, 2023