Damon Albarn: 'I Was Terrified Of Tony Blair'

The Blur frontman was introduced to the Labour Party leader as he wooed celebrities for their backing ahead of the 1997 general election, which Blair went on to win with a landslide.

However, Albarn felt increasingly uncomfortable in Blair's presence and eventually decided not to vote for him after picking up "something kind of odd" with his behaviour.

The singer tells Britain's Channel 4 News, "I met Tony Blair and I sort of, in a way, kind of had a premature insight into the sort of dark mechanics of politics, and at that point I honestly felt terrified about Tony Blair. I picked up on something kind of odd about him that I didn't understand. I was a bit scared of him, to be honest with you."