Once again Taylor Swift finds herself having to defend her existence to some man. Pathetic. On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Times released a profile on Damon Albarn, the rocker who fronted Blur and was the mastermind behind the cartoon band Gorillaz.
He’s something of a songwriting icon, with Blur’s clever hooks making him one of the faces of the Britpop scene in the ’90s.
But in an interview about his new solo effort, he chose to use that weight and throw it around at “modern” music, slamming Taylor specifically — with the brazen accusation that she doesn’t really write her own songs! Related: Fans React To Jake Gyllenhaal’s Red-Themed Photo Shoot! Speaking about performing a concert completely by himself, he sang his own praises, declaring: The interviewer responded by asking if he meant that modern musicians are relying on sound and attitude.
Albarn replied: That, of course, led to the name drop of Taylor, whom the interviewer called “an excellent songwriter.” Damon was not having it.
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