Does the whole band hate Damon Albarn or just Barry?
No, I think everyone does. It’s a long-held dislike. It’s becoming pretty negative. You’re doing a pretty good job at keeping it negative. Not overly, I think. We’re just very spontaneous and saying whatever’s on our mind. I think we say a lot more positive things than negative things. It’s just that the negative things are more quoteworthy. Don’t guys like Damon Albarn and Chris Martin seems like small potatoes when there are people like Bono out there? To be honest, I’m not really into sniping these days, but if I was, he would be my main target. I think he’s a pretty odious character with a messiah complex. The self-important, God-like status of Bono is pretty hideous. I mean, can’t he see the irony in walking around African countries while wearing Gucci sunglasses? But Artic Monkeys are OK in your book? Yeah, they seem to have a pretty good attitude. Especially in this country, there’s a real desperation to make a lot of money, and they’ve managed to sell a lot of records with some
