Damon Albarn Apologizes to Taylor Swift ‘Unreservedly & Unconditionally’ for Songwriting Comments

Following Taylor Swift’s recent criticism of Gorillaz singer Damon Albarn’s statement about her not writing her own songs, Albarn has now apologized. Albarn responded to Taylor on Twitter on the same tweet in which she called him out, stating that he “unconditionally and unreservedly” apologized to her.

Damon Albarn used Swift as an example of a modern artist who hides behind “sound and attitude” in a promotional interview for a concert in Los Angeles. When the interviewer mentioned that Swift writes or co-writes all of her songs, Albarn said, “ That doesn’t count. I know what co-writing is. Co-writing is very different to writing. I’m not hating on anybody, I’m just saying there’s a big difference between a songwriter and a songwriter who co-writes ”

In addition, he responded to a question by saying that he prefers Billie Eilish to Taylor Swift because she is a more interesting songwriter. He went on to say that he prefers Eilish’s music to Swift’s because it’s “darker and less endlessly upbeat.”