After the September 11 attacks , a series of controversial military campaigns were launched , known as the War on Terror . In November 2001 , shortly after the invasion of Afghanistan , the MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Frankfurt , where Gorillaz won awards for Best Song and Best Dance . As Albarn and Jamie Hewlett walked onto stage to make a speech after receiving the latter award , Albarn wore a T-shirt with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament logo on it . In his speech , he said " So , fuck the music . Listen . See this symbol here , pointing to the t shirt this the symbol for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . Bombing one of the poorest countries in the world is wrong . You 've got a voice and you have got to do what you can about it alright ? " In 2002 , Iraq was under threat of invasion from a coalition which included the United States and the United Kingdom . Opposition from the public led to protests being organised by a number of organisations . Albarn spoke out against the invasion
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Damon Albarn