British singer Damon Albarn has apologized to pop celebrity Taylor Swift after saying in a Los Angeles Instances interview that the “Folklore” artist “doesn’t write her personal songs.”
“I used to be such an enormous fan of yours till I noticed this,” Swift responded Monday to a tweet from The Instances that included Albarn’s remark.
“I write ALL of my very own songs. Your scorching take is totally false and SO damaging. You don’t have to love my songs nevertheless it’s actually f— as much as try to discredit my writing. WOW.”
About an hour later, Albarn replied to Swift, saying, “I completely agree with you. i had a dialog about songwriting and sadly it was lowered to clickbait. I apologise unreservedly and unconditionally. The very last thing I'd wish to do is discredit your songwriting. I hope you perceive.”
In a current dialog with Instances pop music critic Mikael Wooden, the veteran of Blur and Gorillaz lauded anti-pop phenom Billie Eilish and her producer brother, Finneas, as “actually attention-grabbing” songwriters — earlier than including that he's “extra attracted” to Eilish’s music than to Swift’s.
When Wooden hailed Swift as “a superb songwriter,” Albarn stated, “She doesn’t write her personal songs.” Wooden corrected him, stating, “In fact she does,” whereas noting that Swift “co-writes a few of them.”
However Albarn doubled down.
“That doesn’t depend,” he stated.
“I do know what co-writing is. Co-writing could be very totally different to writing. I’m not hating on anyone, I’m simply saying there’s an enormous distinction between a songwriter and a songwriter who co-writes. Doesn’t imply that the result can’t be actually nice. And a few of the biggest singers — I imply, Ella Fitzgerald by no means wrote a tune in her life. After I sing, I've to shut my eyes and simply be in there. I suppose I’m a traditionalist in that sense.”
A frequent collaborator of Swift’s, music producer Jack Antonoff, additionally criticized Albarn’s declare.
“I’ve by no means met damon albarn and he’s by no means been to my studio,” he tweeted, “however apparently he is aware of greater than the remainder of us about all these songs taylor writes and brings in.”
Learn Wooden’s full Q&A with Albarn right here.
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