Damon Albarn

"The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie."

"I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics."

"Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world."

"The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie."