Blur and Gorillaz mainman Damon Albarn has invited Noel Gallagher to collaborate with him later this year.

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The singer, who was speaking to Shortlist, said that heโ€™d like the High Flying Birds man to be a part of his Africa Express project, which reconvenes in September.

Asked if heโ€™d like to collaborate with Gallagher, Albarn said: โ€œWell, why not? He should come on the Africa Express train in September. Thatโ€™d be a nice chance to collaborate.โ€

Albarn also admitted that Gallagher and his bandmates handled the fame they experienced at the height of Britpop โ€œa lot betterโ€ than he and his colleagues in Blur did.

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He said of this: โ€œI never held anything against him, even right in the middle of it. I just kind of admired them in a way; that they were better at handling it all than me. They didnโ€™t seem to get too affected by the bullshit.โ€

Earlier this year, Gallagher was quoted as saying heโ€™d rather work on new material with Damon Albarn than Radiohead โ€“ but also described the Blur man as being โ€œas mad as a box of frogsโ€.

Speaking to NME, Gallagher said: โ€œIf I was gonna make a record, itโ€™d be Damon. For a start, heโ€™s as mad as a box of frogs. Number two, heโ€™d get loads of hip-hop dudes working on it, which itself would be fucking mental. And number three? It would be a better record.โ€