{"id":91,"date":"2012-03-23T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tropigalia.net\/2012\/03\/23\/the-origin-of-an-aries-the-study-of-damon-albarn-journal-of-compact-fuku-university-of-california-berkeley-press-berkeley-california-usa-23-march-2012-print\/"},"modified":"2021-06-20T17:14:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T22:14:51","slug":"the-origin-of-an-aries-the-study-of-damon-albarn-journal-of-compact-fuku-university-of-california-berkeley-press-berkeley-california-usa-23-march-2012-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tropigalia.net\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"“The Origin of An Aries: The Study of Damon Albarn,” Journal of Compact Fuku. University of California Press; Berkeley, California, USA. 23 March, 2012. Print."},"content":{"rendered":"

Disclaimer: Following in the footsteps of the previous blahg post, I shall examine the origins of snarkiness, typical traits of my astrological sign, Aries. Interestingly enough, the ultimate Aries has a birthday today. This post shall fancy him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bestial signs are those traditionally symbolized by four-footed animals. Also called quadrupedian (four-footed), these signs can lack in social graces and are reputed to display an animalistic reaction to their emotions, sometimes indicating courseness and a poor appreciation of polite manners. They can also be a little inarticulate.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

STUDY OF AN ARIES: DAMON ALBARN<\/span><\/div>\n
March 23, 1968 Whitechapel, London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n
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Aries personalities are independent. Being the first of the zodiac signs, they venture out and are go-getters, often leading the way. Their upbeat and magnetic personality often entices others to follow their lead because Aries personalities bring excitement into others lives. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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“I have discipline,\u201d he counters. \u201cWhen I say I\u2019m going to do something I\u2019ll do it, for good or for bad. If you don\u2019t have that inner strength about stuff you\u2019re fucked, but I just generally believe I can get better, and I need to believe that, that I can keep going forward so I push myself and those around me to get the best we possibly can. That\u2019s what motivates me, this belief in going forward.<\/span>“The world is not full of cunts; we have a collective responsibility not to slag people off and instead try to understand them.<\/span>“<\/i><\/p>\n

“There is this kind of perverse satisfaction of not being understood. It\u2019s a reason to get up in the morning and to try even harder. I think it\u2019s a quite good thing that people don\u2019t get what I\u2019m really trying to say.”<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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 Aries are good friends, they always look out for their friends with caring and generosity and will protect them should the need arise and encourage them with their natural optimism. If confronted, Aries can turn to be quite childish, they will fight back with their aggressive nature and are known to have temper tantrums should they not get their way.  <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“I only had one mate ten years ago, and that was Graham. And he\u2019s still my only mate.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s annoying that Graham is re-writing history. He\u2019s talking quite a lot of bullshit about this. All I\u2019ve got to say is that I love him, whatever he says. I cannot believe we won\u2019t record with him again. I just can\u2019t. He grew up as part of my family from the age of 12, for fuck\u2019s sake. Maybe I\u2019m wrong but I see it as a sabbatical.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve fallen out so many times before, this isn\u2019t anything new, y\u2019know ? It used to be weeks and weeks we\u2019d go without talking to each other and now it\u2019s just been a year. But all I can say is it was very nice at [Alex\u2019s] wedding and confirmed the feeling we all have deep down that we\u2019re lifelong friends. It probably isn\u2019t the right record for Graham to work on but it certainly doesn\u2019t mean that once we\u2019re in the right space again, all of us, we won\u2019t be able to make another record together. I don\u2019t expect anything but I look forward to it.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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“Ecstasy embarrassed me because I was far too nice to everyone and I don\u2019t believe in being nice for no reason.”<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u201cBefore Blur pack up interviews for the day, Albarn refuses to choose his favourite video clips for the German satellite station Viva. \u201cWe don\u2019t do that on our fifth album,\u201d he says. Coxon is happy to choose Ash and Prodigy. He likes their youth and exuberance. \u201cYou fancy<\/i> them,\u201d says Albarn, draped over a piano like Marlene Dietrich. \u201cI<\/i> was young and exuberant once. You used to fancy me<\/i>.\u201d<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Twenty minutes later, they\u2019re still at it. \u201cYou just hate me,\u201d Damon complains. \u201cYou hate me and you hate what I do.\u201d<\/i>
\n\u201cThat\u2019s right, mate,\u201d says Street with a grin.<\/i>
\n\u201cI bet you weren\u2019t like this with Morrissey. I bet you had a bit more fucking respect.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Aries are activists. If a business idea comes their way, they tend to plunge right in. Aries are more then willing to take a gamble and follow their dreams and goals. However, if success is not immediate, they tend to lose interest and give up easily. Aries are notorious for not finishing what they have begun. This is due to the low tolerance for boredom and lack of patience. If the excitement is gone from their business idea, they go off and search for it elsewhere. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cEach individual has their own opinions about whether war is an answer to any problems.\u201d He explained to Sky News,<\/i> \u201cPersonally I think it\u2019s a waste of time, but I think more importantly, that it\u2019s is an issue that we haven\u2019t had any say in. That\u2019s why I feel so strongly about it.<\/i>
\n\u201cI don\u2019t feel like we\u2019ve really been given any choice in this matter. I think if you had a referendum tomorrow, Tony Blair would have no choice but to call off the war.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Independence is key to Aries astrology, they do not like to take orders from others and enjoy getting their way. They can get childish or moody should they be given orders that they do not like. Aries easily take offense to comments made. Aries are self-involved and can be self-centered, if they do not pay attention to the feelings of others, Aries can easily become spoiled and resented by others. In order to get their way, Aries will tell a lie if it seems advantageous to do so. They are however, not very good liars and other people can usually see through them. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n