Blur frontman Damon Albarn along with his artist and architect dad Keith.
Aug. 13 2024, Revealed 8:25 a.m. ET
Blur frontman Damon Albarn is alleged to be “devastated” over the loss of life of his dad.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the rocker’s father Keith Albarn has handed away aged 85.
The architect’s loss of life was confirmed in an obituary in The Instances newspaper, which stated: “Keith Albarn obituary: artist, architect and father of Damon. Creator of sensory space-age playgrounds in city areas and an influential instructor.”
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Damon Albarn beams along with his household at one in all his father Keith’s artwork exhibitions.
A supply stated: “Damon’s dad was an enormous inspiration on him – personally and creatively.
“His sensory work impressed Damon’s stage exhibits and he worshipped him as a steady, trustworthy father determine – and at all times talked about how he made him one of the best dad he may very well be.”
Albarn is dad to daughter Missy, 24, and stated in 2013 after he kicked his drink and medicines way of life he felt “extra like my dad now than I ever have”.
He stated he received kicks out of taking care of his household and doing boring home chores – and added in a chat to Esquire journal about his new life when requested if he had instructed his father he felt he had remodeled into him: “He already is aware of.”
Keith Albarn studied structure at Nottingham Faculty of Artwork, the place he met fellow scholar Hazel Dring, whom he married in 1963 in Legsby, Lincolnshire.
They’d two youngsters – Britpop icon Damon and artist daughter Jessica, 53.
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Damon has stated he turned similar to his dependable father after kicking drink and medicines.
From 1977 to 1981, he was a course chief of fantastic artwork at North East London Polytechnic, and from 1981 to 1997 was head of the Colchester Faculty of Artwork.
In addition to designing modular constructions, Keith was famend for his work in TV arts programming.
He additionally placed on exhibitions of his artwork primarily based on Islamic patterns.
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The Albarns lived in Colchester, north-east England, which was the place Damon landed his first document deal.
His dad and mum later moved to London, however saved a spot within the West Nation.
Albarn Sr’s loss of life comes months after Blur wrapped their reunion exhibits at Coachella in April.
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Blur lately received again on the highway with a reunion present at Coachella in April.
The Parklife band are releasing a dwell album of their two gigs at Wembley Stadium from final summer time and drummer Dave Rowntree, 60, stated the temptation to do extra tasks is at all times current.
He stated: “There’s nonetheless tons of stuff we might do. It is about discovering a suggestion that is very onerous to say no to.
“Once we first received again collectively in 2009, we had been very completely satisfied to be the primary folks to play what has grow to be the British Summer season Time competition at Hyde Park.
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“Then we had been requested to headline the get together to finish the 2012 Olympics, and you’ll’t say no to that.”
Dave added he and Blur – whose line-up additionally consists of guitarist Graham Coxon and bassist Alex James – had a blast final 12 months touring to advertise their The Ballad of Darren album.
He went on: “We got here away all nonetheless associates, having had loads of enjoyable doing the exhibits.
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Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has stated the temptation to maintain the band touring is at all times there.
“So there’s completely no cause why we couldn’t take into account one other attention-grabbing concept, if we’re all obtainable.
“However there’s completely nothing within the diary for Blur in the intervening time.”
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