Koze has labored with some huge names, including Damon Albarn, on Music Can Hear Us’ lead single, “Pure Love.” In 2015, Koze stated, “I’m not gay at all, but just a little bit I might imagine with Damon Albarn.”
“Did I actually say that?” Koze says, snickering. “I don’t actually know him, but as an inventive figure he is like a position mannequin for me, how one can get previous with dignity, be so open-minded, the way you spend day-after-day of your life making music, and naturally, the musical genius, his expression, how he sings. For me he has a magic voice. It just hits me.”
He met Albarn at Coachella in 2022. They have been in adjoining trailers, and, with Koze having remixed a Gorillaz monitor in 2019, Albarn introduced himself. They drank champagne and spoke concerning the writings of Hermann Hesse, and Albarn confirmed Koze that he speaks somewhat German. Albarn might properly have aged with dignity as Koze says, but shortly afterward, Billie Eilish brought the Gorillaz frontman onstage throughout her headlining set and some of her fans mistook him for her dad.
DJ Koze interview x Rolling Stone, March 2025 [X]
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Bonus, from Koze’s 2015 Q&A
Rolling Stone: Who’s your favorite individual to comply with on Instagram?
DJ Koze: I don’t have Instagram but when I did, perhaps Damon Albarn. I’m not homosexual in any respect, however a bit of bit I might think about with Damon Albarn. He’s a pleasant man and he has an excellent angle.
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