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“I nearly made a record with Ray Davies and David Bowie back in the late '90s”: Damon Albarn on the dream collab that got away

Thursday November 13, 2025. 05:09 PM , from Keyboard Magazine
Plus he reveals Dionne Warwick found the Gorillaz’ ideas “problematic”
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