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Albarn accepts blame for Gorillaz Glastonbury reviews
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 27 July 2010
Damon Albarn has said he accepts responsibility for the poor reception that Gorillaz received from some fans and critics after the band’s headline slot at Glastonbury last month.
He told the BBC: “We were yet to change the dynamic entirely from the cartoon band [with us] acting purely as a film orchestra into something that had more of a human element to it. Basically, the difference between that and the next gig we did at Roskilde, which was the same sized audience, same age demographic, was I just communicated with the audience more”.
He rambled on: “I introduced Bobby Womack, introduced Lou Reed, introduced anyone. I didn’t take for granted that if these people were going to be at the front then there had to be some kind of human interaction. It evolved into something with more human interaction. I know what people were reacting to”.