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"Well, we certainly weren't making a cartoon show for kids. It was a completely different kind of idea."
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"Well, I try not to think about the general public since I have no idea what the general public is and I don't think anybody does."
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"There are obviously legal restrictions on what you can do on TV in the States, as there are everywhere."

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"When we came off the tour for the last album, we started on this one. We've just been chipping away at it. We're not in that much of a hurry, because when we release a Blur album, that's a three year promotion and touring cycle."

"It evolved out of the idea to make a kids TV show. And it actually turned out to be a bit dull and a bit regulated and too many people looking over your shoulder and it wasn't really."

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"Empire Square production finishes in about a month's time, so at the moment, right now, I'm just completely full on Empire Square. There's no time to do anything else. But there's a few things on the back burner, including another Blur album before too long."

"I think that the episodes are like mini horror films really; the characters make bad decisions early on and these things just snowball for them and get worse and worse. And that's what I find funny."
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