Damon Albarn discovered Monday the hard lesson that A mad woman is not something anyone likes.When Taylor Swift was claimed by him “doesn’t write her own songs” — but that didn’t stop the Blur frontman from doubling down on his comments during a Los Angeles concert later that evening.
According toSpin, Albarn referenced the day’s events before the finale of his performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and even took aim at Los Angeles TimesMikael Wood (music critic), was interviewed with Albarn and included the Swift quote. Wood was claimed by the British rocker. “cast me into the social media abyss”And told their fans “you can judge for yourself,”His comments on the 11-time Grammy Award Winner are suggestedThey were taken out context.
In theLA Times InterviewWhen asked about his opinion on contemporary pop music, Albarn chose Swift.
“I’m not hating on anybody,”Albarn stated. “I’m just saying there’s a big difference between a songwriter and a songwriter who co-writes.”
The interview prompted a rare response from Swift — who, until Monday, had been silent on social media since her birthday in mid-December.
“I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this,” Swift tweets. “I write ALL of my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging. You don’t have to like my songs, but it’s really fucked up to try and discredit my writing. WOW.”
While Swift regularly works in tandem with a small team of producers and songwriters, much of her catalog — including the Grammy-nominated single “Lover”The album Talk Now — is entirely self-written.
Albarn later apologised for his remarks and blamed theLA TimesPublishing “clickbait.”
“The last thing I would want to do is discredit your songwriting,”He stated in Swift: Swift’s Twitter Reply. “I hope you understand.”
The Albarn and Swift feud arrives less than a week after she was made the 2022 Record Store Day Ambassador — an international holiday that celebrates independent record stores, vinyl culture… and songwriters. In an interview, Billy Joel gave her praises last fall.USA Today. “She knows music and she knows how to write,”He said. “She’s like that generation’s Beatles.”