Damon Albarn: Studio Tour, 'Cracker Island' & Coachella | Apple Music 

It's insane how Damon Albarn has stayed relevant and on the cutting edge of music for 30+ years.

This is one of the greatest Albarn interviews I've seen. Great to see him in his studio and in his element -- usually he seems annoyed to be doing press. Zane is also great in keeping up the enthusiasm while still matching Albarn's mood.

Damon blows in the wooden instrument and it sounds like a gentle buffalo fart. Zane: THIS IS AMAZIN!

Damon: “And here’s my toilet seat - I bought it at B&Q in 2018 for 30 quid” Zane: “Woah - that’s amazing! That’s the greatest toilet seat I’ve ever seen!”

Imagine being the Russian guy who made the Gorillaz fan art and watching Damon pointing it down. I would cry of happiness

one of my greatest fears is waking up someday with the news that this man died

Damon is slowly evolving into Elton John

Damon blows a raspberry into a tube. THAT SOUNDS AMAZING

I have a whole new level of admiration for Damon. What a wise and inventive man and musician. We’re lucky the Gorillaz is still going on 20+ years later.

I consider Damon as my generations David Bowie. I feel honored to be a 90's kid growing up with Gorillaz

Wow, this is by the far the best (and most comprehensive) interview with him I’ve ever watched. Zane works fantastically alongside him to uncover small details that other interviewers miss. Things that light him up and get him to speak from a new and authentic place about his artistry/what he envisions for the future. Fantastic all around. And what a lovely tribute at the end. Rest easy, Dave ❤

Damon is such a legend and I like seeing him with more energy and having more fun then normal

Zane: "How do you even get your hands on that? That's not something that's normally for sale, D." Damon: "No. It's not." *moves along* <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1673">27:53</a>

'Great to have 2 stadium bands.' What a legend.

I remember being at Glastonbury festival the year the Bobby Womacks “the bravest man in the universe” lp was released, and as a long time fan of both Damon and Bobby I went to watch the show. It was obviously incredible as you could imagine as Bobby did half the show centred around the album and the second half around his greatest hits. I remember at one point Damon turning to Bobby and saying “look Bobby, look at all the people that came out to see you” and it melted my soul as it felt like Bobby had doubted whether people would be interested in coming to see this old man of yesteryear perform. The dynamic between the 2 of them was wonderful to watch and listen to and it was obvious that there was a great deal of love and admiration between the 2 men. It will always go down as one of my favourite shows I have ever seen. The following year I was attending the festival and left on the Sunday, as I got into my car and drove the long journey home Bobby Womack started to play over the radio, it was highlights of his show the year prior and the radio presenter announced that Bobby had sadly passed away. Exactly a year to the day from his Glastonbury performance. I had to pull the car over as I was filled with tears and emotions sobbing as his beautiful voice sang through the speakers. Thank you Damon for creating the music and Bobby for everything he brought to all our lives with his talent.

Damon's mannerism makes him look like he's much older than he really is. This is perhaps because he's lived a life that would fill a dozen ordinary lives in terms of experiences. great artist, iconic.

Damon will go down as one of the best artists of our generation ❤️

A living legend. When he gives up he will finally be seen as the one of the greatest ever. What a goat. He knows so much about music and loves it. What a man

Damon is a breath of fresh air in the rotting wormhole that is the music industry.

I’m frequently baffled about why Damon hasn’t really gotten his dues as one of England’s greatest ever songwriters. The quality, range and breadth of imagination throughout his output is staggering. From Blur to Gorillaz, (with the Good, the Bad and the Queen, Mali Music, his solo stuff and many more besides sprinkled throughout) the quality has rarely dipped and I can’t think of many musicians who have been operating at the top of their game throughout four decades (Paul McCartney can’t even claim that, maybe Bowie is the only other who can?). The conversation always involves people like McCartney, Bowie, Kate Bush and the likes of Noel Gallagher (who isn’t a patch on Albarn IMO) but I think Damon is pound-for-pound as a good a songwriter/sonic architect/multimedia powerhouse as any of them. He’s earned his spot in the pantheon of greats for sure.

Damon is probably the most laid back artists when it comes to touring his studio and stuff! None of that fancy smanshy stuff. Just laid back and chill ❤ We need more celebrities like that

Zane obviously 'gets' Damon and is able to poke at the things that interest him while trying to elicit answers to questions and just immediately moves on when a topic is skirted, really great to see such a genuine side to him.

Lovely guy… installed his fire alarm & intruder alarm at that studio.. amazing place!!

Wow, Zane has such an amazing rapport with Damon that made this one of the best interviews I've seen in a while.

Damon is probably the best song maker in my life right from day one. When I was younger he has had the most incredible impact in my life with his music career in everything

Zane crushing on Damon for 50 minutes straight

Can't believe that riff was just a suzuki preset! Brilliant stuff. Have loved Damon and followed his career for 25 years now and his creativity just seems limitless, probably because he's not afraid to do daft things like that!

damon albarn is one of the greatest to ever do it. amazing musician and a huge inspiration. so ready to listen to the new album later! 🙌❤️🌟 lovely interview as well. rest in peace trugoy.

Damon is a true legend and I personally consider some of Gorillaz music the most impactful to my mental health in a positive way. Especially back when I was a teen. The music kept me company on many long walks home through the city and the collaborations with some of my favourite artists were always a treat. Havent listened to the new project yet but I'll take my time and enjoy it once I get to hear it.

On several songs he can make me cry, he's the best for melody for sure and merging music styles, his album "the nearer the fontain" is a masterpiece. I am proud to have met him once in Iceland, long time ago, also a lovely person.

The backstory on Some kind of Nature (Lou Reed) is the most insane proof that the people who got it, got it

I've always wanted to be on those hallways of Studio 13 and see the magical workflow of each room and this little documentary made it as a close experience to be in there! I'm excited to see how is going to be Damon's new studio!

This was such a wonderful interview 👏 ...and what a beautiful tribute to David at the end 💖 Well done guys!

The work Damon and his collaborators create through this project is a contribution to humanity that will surely be unpacked, weighed, measured and elevated, decade after decade, long after we’re gone. Thanks for everything Damon. Thank you Zane and Apple.

What a great interview. My favorite of yours to date. Seeing inside the space he creates certainly helped as too the laid-back, relaxed stories he shared. A bigger fan after watching this. Thank you.

the "i love melancholy" on the piano i love it so much and the story with bobby womack, you can tell he really loves and misses him

Some Kind of Nature is probably my favorite track on Plastic Beach, so hearing that little anecdote about Lou Reed was a pretty incredible bit of backstory!

Thats not fair, everyone is entitled to play instruments. -Damon Albarn

Thanks so much for doing this and recording it and sharing it with the world!! Its like youre there hanging out with them

This man has a whole museum of instruments I am quite jealous of . Like here I come with my guitar and keyboard. As someone that thinks and breaths music every day , I forgot to live in the music . He didn’t . 😅

I was OBSESSED with gorillaz as a kid, by chance I got to briefly own an omnichord in high school and when I discovered the Clint Eastwood connection everyone thought I was crazy bruh

50 minutes of Damon content, all I need right now❤❤

So cool to get an inside look at all this from Damon. Great tour and interview!

Love this so much! Glad to hear Damon is moving down our neck of the woods!

Damon’s stories are ridiculous in a good way. One of the musical geniuses of my lifetime. I saw Blur in a club that held 1200 in the 90s just after the Blur album came out and the place just exploded when they played Song 2. All timer for me.

This is easily my fave Damon and Zane interview collab ive seen yet! We’ve been so blessed in these recent years with Damon content - keep it coming. So special !!! ❤

I was born in Fordham, a mile down the road from Damon who lived in Aldham. He went to Stanway School as did I, and then Colchester Sixth Form College, as did I. He's a few years older than me, so Blur were already in their pomp when I was sitting my A Levels, and he returned to play in our sports hall. Whenever I see him I always feel incredibly nostalgic.

Seeing that Astoria Theatre sign in his yard almost made me burst into tears...still my most sorely missed venue, but I'm so glad that someone like Damon has got it 😊

Didn't know Damon Albarn was a legend in Rock Music. I knew him for his collaboration with african artist in jazz gigs. A very eclectic individual.

Great interview! Thank you for doing this and sharing it with the world. Damon is an amazing and creative composer. He's a true national treasure.

This is awesome, such a treasure to see all those instruments! 💗

So happy about those deep insights into the day to day life of the biggest and most impactful artists there are. Damon really is an expcetional human being. Please don't stop. And if i could wish for something, in regard of his upcoming first performance ever: Get Jai Paul on here. I am STILL on the hype train about him, since all the way back in 2012

the album is great, love to get some insight as always, thanks guys!

one of the greatest damon albarn interviews!! im cheerful to see him so lively and genuine while talking about all of these fascinating things. i could listen to him talk for hours!

What a great interview, or more like conversation. Thank you so much for that.

Falling in ❤ with Gorillaz more and more. Wonderful interview and hope this album and Damon Albarn gets much deserved recognition. 🎉

wow that was like a breath of fresh air. coolest and the most diverse Damon interview! so many laughters, joy and inspiration! thanks Zane's crew 💜

You don't know how long I've been waiting for this!

Great chat, could listen to Mr Albarb all day long. And a very special moment when he touched the face of Terry Hall and said “I never thought for a second I’d never see him again”. Two very similar creative geniuses. P E A C E : )

I came across Damon Albarn in 1994 my first year in secondary school and a girl i had a crush on was into a band call Blur and that time to me they were just another boy band from Britain until i was in art school year 1999 and the music he made with album Blur was the one changed my perspective of his talent incoming future and Gorillaz was defining the culture surrounding it.

Only Damon would own and make a hit song from an Omnichord. Legend.

Amazing collection, love to see the creative behind the scenes...great chat

This was absolutely incredible to watch.... Can't wait to listen to the new music. Great work Zane.

Absolutely fantastic interview! It seemed to be inside one of those old school Rolling Stone cove stories. That's what we need more in here on the RU-vid. Artists should be interviewed by the right people and inside their own creative caves and shares more clearly the process of creation of their music. Kudos to Zane and Apple music for producing this!

"there's always someone who claims they wrote your song." Sound engineer who wrote Clint Eastwood: "oh is that so?"

Absolutely the greatest interview (and I've watched likely most of them) with this genius that's ever been done. Thank you. This was a delight and privilege, to see the legendary 13 and to hear Damon talking with such love and enthusiasm about his art. Dedicating the video to Dave Jolicoeur was a very touching, classy, appropriate move. Peace and love to all who helped make this.

This interview gets a subscribe from only a few seconds in. I already know this is going to be so good. Thank you Apple

I love everything in this video

Delighted that this exists, what a cool piece of history. I do wish that Zayne had been a bit calmer and didn’t interrupt him so much, but grateful for the interview nonetheless.

An absolutely wonderful convo between guys that know and respect each other. I didn’t know Albarn was so prolific with his inventive collaborations. Going to listen to his stuff today 👍

love that they hung fanart on the wall, proper nice touch, fan who done that must be loving it if they saw this

I'm so glad this interview exists 🤲

legendary interview. love the energy that came out from this duo

Damon has become soooo humble and so chill with the years, it’s fabulous ❤

Thank you for making this video damo and apple music ❤❤❤

I'm obsessed with Damon's voice😍😍😍

The finest song writer of my generation. He penned the soundtrack to my formative years. Just an immense talent.

Wow, what a great interview! Hopefully the video blows up

Damon is so wholesome. And 2-D is one of my favorite artists ever 🥲

Hablan un inglés muy claro y por suerte pude entender. Qué buena nota! 💜💙 Damon sigue demostrando que es el mejor no esta subido al podio y tendría muchos motivos para estarlo.

Loved this, thank you

Dearest Damon, I’ll always love you and who you are! I am so proud I got to meet him! ❤

Best Damon interview I've ever seen. Amazing!

such a talent! saw him on a tour recently, being in his presance is so sureal

That story about Lou is so great and in character for him lol. I love it. I could see that being a movie honestly.

Extremely entertaining to watch and listen to. Look forward to the new album!

i like how the best and most popular part of the video is just the beginning and they don't even show it in the video. Great job guys!

Quickest 50 minutes of my life. Absolutely adore this interview... what an amazing artist.

It's lovely to see Damon laughing and smiling

This was lovely jubley , I enjoyed this so much . Well done gentlemen 😊

incredible interview, rest in peace dave❤️

Damon is an inspirational musician , respect and Gloria for the greatest songwriter of England .❤🤗

this man made soundtracks to my childhood and is still making soundtracks for my adulthood

What an absolute joy of an interview

I love this album so much and I hope they make more great music soon this is so great

Life long Gorillaz fan here since I was in High School in the early 2000's. Bought their 1st album and much of my life can be defined by the albums that came out since then. I recently saw them live foe the 1st time in 2022 in Dallas and it changed my life. Bucket list item, check.

I grew up listening to Blur and then Gorilaz and I never quite understood why people used to compare Blur and Oasis musically. They are poles apart. Blur were busy playing music that was creative and an art form. Oasis were just trying to be a rockband and live that type of lifestyle. The fact that Albarn has worked with so many artists is testament to this.

Love this new album, keep up the amazing work!

One of the best interviews I ever watched!

Damon Albarn is such a cool dude