Taylor Swift fans call out Damon Albarn over ‘weak’ apology: ‘It’s not clickbait

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fans are calling out Damon Albarn over his “weak” apology to Taylor Swift, blaming a journalist for his remarks. The context here is that Albarn said Taylor Swift didn’t write her own songs, was CORRECTED BY THE REPORTER and doubled down lmao.” During the interview, journalist Mikael Wood responded to Albarn’s claims that Swift does not write her own songs, stating: “Of course she does. Another person on Twitter quipped: “‘The boy who cried clickbait’ is my favourite future Taylor Swift song.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “Very much not here for this blaming journalists when you mess up and wish you hadn’t slagged someone off publicly thing,” wrote someone else. “Reading the interview he clearly slates Taylor Swift twice, despite the journalist pushing back after suggesting she’s a great songwriter in the first place.” A fourth person wrote: “Damon being like it was clickbait when the journalist tried to give him an out and he doubled down is so funny.” Another user added: “Don’t gaslight and throw someone else under the bus because you never thought she’d call you out.” “It’s not clickbait if it’s a literal quote of a thing you said,” wrote someone else.