Taylor Swift Blasts '90s Rocker Who Claimed She 'Doesn't Write Her Own Songs' Like Billie Eilish
25.01.2022 - 03:31
/ perezhilton.com
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!
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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. The singer responded:
Whoa. What??
That’s some accusation! What does he even base that on?? When the interviewer noted she co-writes most of her songs (she wrote Speak Now entirely by herself because during touring she didn’t have time to collaborate with anyone), Damon dropped the ridiculous hot take:
Sorry, but what in the hell is he even talking about? All the songs he wrote with Blur are credited to the whole band, Girls & Boys, Song 2, Parklife. When he was with Gorillaz, he collaborated with Del The Funky Homosapien and De La Soul. These are all “co-writing” efforts. Despite this inane drag on people who collaborate, he did point out someone who is working for him these days:
Yeah, she’s definitely exceptional, but listen to