Taylor Swift is defending herself after an interview with Damon Albarn in the "Los Angeles Times", in which the Gorillaz and Blur singer claimed that the pop star "does not write her own songs".

"Damon Albarn I was such a big fan of you until I saw this," Taylor Swift wrote on Twitter in response to his statements.

"I write all my songs myself. Your statement is completely false and so harmful. "You do not need to like my songs, but it is really unacceptable to try to discredit my work as a creator," he continued.

"PS: I wrote this tweet completely by myself in case you are wondering", he added in a caustic mood.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Sunday, January 23, Damon Albarn hinted that contemporary artists rely on "the sound and behavior" of their music for their popularity.

When author Mikael Wood said that Taylor Swift did not fit into this image, as she is an "excellent songwriter", Damon Albarn disagreed, arguing that "she does not write her own songs".

Mikael Wood denied the allegations, adding that she wrote her own songs, sometimes with co-authors, but Damon Albarn said that "does not count".

"I know what it is like to work with co-creators. Collaboration is very different from creating songs. "I do not malign anyone, I just say that there is a big difference between a songwriter and a songwriter who co-signs," he said.

"It does not mean that the result can not be really great. Some of the greatest singers, like Ella Fitzgerald, have never written a song in their lives. When I sing, I have to close my eyes and be in there. "I guess I am traditional in this respect," he added.

Damon Albarn noted that a "really interesting case of songwriters" for him is Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas.

"I'm more attracted to this than Taylor Swift. Their music is just darker - less endlessly optimistic. Much more minor and bizarre. "I think it's great," he said.

Damon Albarn's statements were also answered by Jack Antonoff, one of Taylor Swift's closest collaborators, who has participated as a creator and producer on the albums "1989" (2014), "Reputation" (2017), "Lover" (2019). ), "Folklore" (2020) and "Evermore" (2020) by the singer.

"I have never met Damon Albarn and he has never been to my studio, but he obviously knows more than all of us about all these songs that Taylor writes and brings," he wrote in a Twitter post.

"If you were there… nice ε give it to him. "If not, maybe you can stop it?" Jack Antonoff added in a second tweet.

Shortly afterwards, Damon Albarn responded to Taylor Swift's comments and apologized to the singer, claiming that his statements were used to distract attention.

"I totally agree with you. "I had a discussion about creating songs and unfortunately it ended up in clickbait," he wrote in a tweet.

"I apologize unequivocally and without hesitation. The last thing I want to do is devalue your songwriting. "I hope you understand," Damon Albarn wrote to Taylor Swift.