Elton John has hailed Damon Albarn a “British jewel” due to the Blur frontman’s diverse catalogue of music.The ‘Rocketman’ singer recently collaborated with Albarn on ‘The Pink Phantom’ for Gorillaz’ latest project ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’.Speaking in a new interview, John praised Albarn for throwing himself into projects that interest him, rather than focusing on what might be deemed more commercially successful.“Damon really is special,” John told Record Collector magazine.