The Hour: Damon Albarn

[JudeandDuncanLuver]

I'm trying to picture 2D sitting there instead of Damon...it's difficult but it's cool~

[SM1414]

2D!

[THeEraSerr]

i only really realised until after this decade finished that we really didn't have any great influential bands compared to the 90's. i can think of great bands from the 2000's but none of them topped the charts like back in the day

[ColourMeFree]

He look at his earlier videos and you just think he's a cockney geezer, you hear him talk and he speaks like the queen, even though he's from Leytonstone. Still, take a whole bunch of so called 'muscians today and he'll be alot more talented than all of them put together.

[RECordKitty]

@ColourMeFree fuck off. it's just his voice.. and the tone he feels comfortable with. how degrading..

[ColourMeFree]

@RECordKitty Grow up, if can't express yourself without swearing like an idiot then don't bother. And there is nothing degrading about saying he speaks like the quenn isn't that a compliment, seriously you are devoid of intelligence on every level.

[TRussell148]

This is all well and good, and I'm a fan of the Journey to the West, but I would really rather hear about the new Gorillaz album... *sigh*

[ross894]

What a shit interview

[musicsquid]

He's writing an opera on MONKEY MAGIC? I have to see/hear this

[joydivisionfanboy]

he did it already, like 2 years ago

[OscillateWilde]

Many Canadians hate the CBC. The only good thing to come from the CBC would be Kids in the Hall.

[11pissoutmyass11]

the hour isnt bad... he gets good guests

[Capuano231]

What about The Hour? This is a great talk show

[EuchridEucrow1]

If any non-Canadian here wants to get an idea of the kind of idiocy working behind the scenes at our tax-funded CBC television, pause the video at 6:42 and read the title.

Ah, blissful ignorance.

[randomguy1774]

very true, damon is above and beyond most msician's nowadays. shame so little people realise this fact.

[grytlappar]

I like my pop stars brainy! He's fab.

[parkinggiraffe]

i love him so much!

[blacktopaz8]

he's supposed to be stoned! he's a rocker!

[L3MiNiMAL]

Damon Albarn is a genius !

[piemakesmelol]

i saw blur's last gig ever at t in the parkk this year...it was AMAZING!!!!

[thefactandthefiction]

last?

[thefactandthefiction]

he's lost himself, trying to find his identity with his opinions and fake accent, i love him, he's so much like me

[mrsoftysballoonrace]

what do you mean 'fake accent' ?

[thefactandthefiction]

conforming idea that people have of him.

[Justinman1992]

@thefactandthefiction yeah hes from england so im not sure how its "fake"

[thefactandthefiction]

haha, there are many differnet accents in england.

its fake.

[vaness1210]

Isn't there noting going on for TGTBTQ? I've been obsessed with the album for months

[randomguy1774]

yeah me too, I'm waiting for a new album. the first one was so beautiful.

[Wallij15]

certainly smarter than you

[goodbye41]

no one seems to be able to control how they look on tv

[bigbluecampervan]

genius

[GriffDan]

The constantly moving camera makes this interview easier to pay attention to.

[goodbye41]

yeah, I've noticed that uk tv seems to be generally better-produced than american...different audience as well tho

[Justinman1992]

@goodbye41 um thats canadian dude its on cbc

[SeeThinkFall]

@goodbye41 Actually, The Hour is a Canadian show

[themanbearpig]

wow you must be the kinda of retard who cant concentrate on reading a book or watching a factual documentary. embecile

[moonphoenix1]

@themanbearpig It's spelled imbecile.

[hugoxca]

he is just one of the greatest musicians ever

[Wallij15]

It's amusing that he failed his music A - Level, yet he's a giant genius

[goodbye41]

genius is perhaps noted differently for different people...I myself don't consider him nor many people to be a genius until proven so....I can say that his music is very vivid, weird, spirited, and shows a degree of talent that cannot be dismissed. Genius maybe not, but definitely a stand-out amongst the trash that's administered nowadays.

[Wallij15]

I suppose genius because of the diversity and range he's worked with. He orchestrated a full Chinese opera to the original dialect...not an easy feat.

[ablurida]

I guess he just wasn't interested in it as a school subject.

[irena2009]

What an amazing interview. I really admire Damon. Amazing spirit and talent, a genuine role model.

[ryu0wnz124]

Lol at 6:35 damon is prolly like "hmmm.... ok?"

[ryu0wnz124]

I wish I was english

[garlic0punani]

god bless you

[raguv2000]

amazing musician!

[reuvenything]

Thank you so much more biscuits!!

[Timmblock]

he changes a bit, not so cute like before.... but he is still very handsome and actually he becomes more manly instead of being cutey. I know that Monkey King story very well because my mother tongue is Chinese and all Chinese know this story!

[orpan]

Same here, I'm Chinese and a proud Blur/Damon Albarn fan. My mother tongue's Cantonese, but it'd be interesting to hear Damon speak in Mandarin. And it does seem from the interview that he's made an effort to actually learn the language =)

[MoreBiscuits]

2D is a fictional character. Damon Albarn and 2D are the same person.

[reuvenything]

Thank you so much! But wait? Does that mean that Damon got injured by Murdoc and Damon has two dents in his head? Or is that a made up story? Thanks for our answers.

[plyror]

its fake just for fun :D

[iman12692]

The characters aren't based off real people. The band is supposed to be taken at face value.

[Brittian86]

Sigh... he's one of the most talented pop composers/musicians to ever walk this earth. Maybe the most talented one still making music. I've always admired his work, and I hope he continues to be creative to many years to come.

[chalklava]

He has the sexxxxxiest voice ever!!!

[Amaa00]

I love him, he's so cute!!!!!!!

[Sailormoon2287]

I love his music and find him very attractive and sexy ~.^

[AimeeViolette]

oh god he's gorgeous!!!

[pickemallayyye]

You got that right sister! XD

[MarijuanaGood4U]

XD?

[pickemallayyye]

its a laughing face. where u from?

[MarijuanaGood4U]

is that what it is? shit bout time someone told me then.

[pickemallayyye]

mmm probably

[Amunication]

He sounds depressed.

[zsazsazsu1]

he's just one in a billion!

damon, thank ou for being born!!!

[BeckethLadd]

Yay, Damon Albarn. (:

Bring on the Blur tour 2009!

[scandowegianpean]

this man is only 40 and has achieved so much. He's a national treasure.. he really ought to be knighted

[MurdocKicksAss]

Damon studders alot but he's still cute ^^

[bilwit]

He's very head-ie and chooses his words carefully in an intelligent (and not speech-impediment) way!

[uktah]

DAMON IS FREAKIN GORGEOUS

[MN443]

DAMON ALBARN ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blrgrl]

Wow, great interview...Damon may not have all his teeth, but thank God he still has all his hair!! ;)

[tusspot666]

He's only missin' one,ha ha ha

[bikenik]

The description of this video has nothing to do with the actual conversation. Does anyone at the CBC watch their own videos?

[selfpartwo]

maybe it should read...

"Innovative pop star Damon Albarn OF Blur, Gorillaz, The Good The Bad &

The Queen."

[xort666]

are you new it says in the description him talking about his latest project not of the bands he's been a part of fuck learn to read

[bikenik]

xort666, the description originally said 'on' instead of 'of' and did not include the last part of the sentence.

Perhaps you could consider that the CBC read the comments of changed the description, would that be too great a leap for you?

[xort666]

yes in fact it would be a huge leap for me to assume that they had changed the description of the videos because maybe i trust them too much to make a mistake like that sorry if you don't feel the same about your news