If you had to sum up Damon Albarn in one word it would probably be workaholic. He absolutely loves his music and this is clear because of all the projects he's done. Over his 20 year career he hasn't just stuck with one band, instead he's decided to form several different groups with many different artists. Undoubtedly, he is best known for his stuff with Blur but there is so much more to him than just one Britpop band. Take a look at the three Gorillaz albums he did, they are all marvellous and they all include some kind of collaboration. Personally my favourite collaboration he did has to be the one with Snoop Dogg on "Welcome To The World of The Plastic Beach", that blew my mind the first time I heard it.
Other projects that Damon Albarn has been in include: Rocket Juice and the Moon, some solo work and another band entitled "The Good, the Bad and the Queen". The man certainly doesn't rest when it comes to making music. Not only that but he's also a pretty good live performer too. Blur's comeback headline set at Glastonbury festival in 2009 is probably one of my favourite Glastonbury headline sets ever. Check out this performance of Tender at Glastonbury below and try not to get goose bumps.It's simply stunning if you ask me.
So there you have it, that is why I think Damon Albarn is a legend. I could go on forever about this but I thought that I would sum it up in a nutshell so that it didn't get a bit boring. Hopefully anyone out there that's reading this who hasn't heard of Damon Albarn will go and check out some of his stuff because it's all rather brilliant.
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