"The cartoon is a metaphor really for the fact that it's almost impossible in our celebrity obsessed culture to move around genres and sort of change you ideas, change your face, you know?"
- Damon Albarn
About this Quote
This quote by Damon Albarn is a discourse on the present state of celeb society. He is recommending that it is challenging for celebs to relocate in between styles as well as transform themselves because of the extreme analysis of the general public. He is making use of the metaphor of an animation to illustrate this factor, recommending that it is almost impossible for celebrities to change their suggestions, face, or identity without being evaluated or slammed. This quote highlights the difficulty of being a celeb in today's culture, where it is challenging to run away the general public eye and change oneself. It also speaks with the power of the media as well as how it can shape popular opinion and affect the way stars are perceived.
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