Damon Albarn says that he and Lily Allen recently attempted a collaboration, after apparently being persuaded by their label EMI, but nothing came of it, and Albarn doesn't think there'll be a repeat session. He says: "She came down to my studio and she said normally she would just sit around and listen to a musician and come up with some ideas. I jumped on the piano and played some mad stuff and she just looked at me - it didn't exactly go well. She's a really talented kid but it was a bad idea".
Albarn has also commented on the much talked of talk of a full Blur reunion. He says the rest of the band hate him so it's never going to happen. Hate is a very strong word. I can't help feeling that he doesn't really mean hate. But who knows, maybe they do hate him. Well, here's what he says, according to The Sun: "I had dinner with the guys recently and it was a laugh but there's no way they want to work with me again - they all hate me. A reunion is not going to happen. The only reason people would do it is for the money - but I don't need the money".