If he had political inclinations, Damon Albarn abandoned them overnight after a discussion ... with Tony Blair!

The Blur singer and creator of Gorillaz revealed in an interview with Metro that he met the former British Prime Minister before he entered Downing Street in 1997 and that is when - there he understood that he was not made for the world of politics.

“Politics is such a dark thing.

I would be lying if I said I didn't think about it when I was younger.

I even had a strategic meeting with Tony Blair before he became Prime Minister, but it terrified me.

I said to myself: "I don't know if it's for me. I'm not a politician, I'm a musician," "he revealed, as relayed by the NME.

To give his opinion

However, the artist does not completely abandon the idea of ​​changing things, and of presenting his “clear” point of view on society and the world. “I have strong opinions. I think music is a way of getting away from it all. She's not really here to talk about the nasty truths in life. But for some time now I've been thinking to myself that in fact, no, this is the perfect place for that. She can catch people emotionally off guard like nothing else can, ”added the artist.

On his new album,

The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows

, Damon Albarn talks about his absolute terror, a nuclear apocalypse, and his point of view on ecology.

“A great anguish of my teenage years was nuclear destruction.

It is now third or fourth on the list of looming catastrophes and Armageddon.

Solar, wind and hydro are the only things that are sustainable.

Imagine, in a country as small as Great Britain, having 15 or 16 nuclear power plants.

It's terrifying, ”he concluded. 

The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows

was released on November 21.

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