On Barbaric: “It can be a few misplaced love or it can be about abruptly and unexpectedly getting rid of melancholy. And even for those who understand that love not exists, the belief is double-edged. As a result of it also means readability. And before you ask: this very lonely Christmas, about which I sing in Barbaric, nicely, it actually occurred that method. The songs are already quite correct inventories of my life, I’m fairly open here on this album. Solely typically the mysterious peeps across the corner.

On St. Charles Square: "I sing concerning the disagreeable experience of just lately discovering myself in a hideous basement flat. I’ll spare you the small print, however I’m fairly clear within the music. I’m not going to be the first or the last to screw something up and need to cope with penalties.”

Damon Albarn - Berliner Morgenpost 2023