Blur frontman Damon Albarn wants to ditch the title in favour of ‘Europop’ because he hates Brexit.
Damon Albarn opens up on the matter
Damon stated that he finds the resurgence of Britpop “irritating” and considers himself “more Europop than Britpop”.
Speaking with Mirror, as the band make their comeback at a sold-out Wembley this weekend, the Parklife hitmaker says:
“Maybe everyone can kind of sense in Europe that we’re not Brexiteers, you know? Maybe there’s a change happening in the country.
“Maybe finally, we’re going to have a bit of a shift back to a more Eurocentric, a more reasonable, a more – dare I say – cultured approach to governments. Fingers crossed.”
The Gorillaz star says the band, also made up of Graham Coxon, Dave Rowntree and Alex James, never procured their Cool Britannia image, adding:
“That was something that was used by darker forces in the country…”
In addition to their Wembley shows, the band are playing a string of dates across Europe with their first album since 2015, The Ballad of Darren.
Now all in their fifties, Damon jokes “let’s face it, none of us are getting younger” but that “everyone’s wiser, more tolerant of each other”.
He says:
“Hopefully it’s not excessive age – yet. I’ve still got a few things to learn.”
The Gorillaz star says the band, also made up of Graham Coxon, Dave Rowntree and Alex James, never procured their Cool Britannia image, adding: “That was something that was used by darker forces in the country…”
