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Damon Albarn Says He Takes Daughter on Family Holidays to North Korea

He frames the trips as education about life inside a tightly controlled state.

Overview

  • The Blur singer told The Adam Buxton Podcast that he takes his daughter Missy, 26, on family holidays to North Korea to teach her about the world.
  • He said the aim is to build her cultural understanding and political awareness, adding that she often voices frustration when others ignore global events.
  • Albarn previously visited the country in 2013, a trip he says inspired Blur’s 2015 song Pyongyang.
  • He described North Korea as a “magical kingdom” with omnipresent images of the Kim family across public spaces.
  • Coverage notes that foreign travel there is tightly managed with guides and photography limits, and there is no independent confirmation of repeated family trips beyond Albarn’s account.