![]() The Gorillaz have always been a band shrouded by a degree of mystery. ![]() Cartoon bands are no exception.” – Noodle “Every great band is destroyed by their success. The launch had many industry detractors who saw the idea of an animated pop group as merely folly and gimmick – but the album went on to sell 6 million copies around the world. The band released their revolutionary debut album Gorillaz in 2001. A multi-genre quartet whose virtual members include 2-D, the delightfully flighty and enigmatic singer/keyboardist Murdoc, the mysterious and irreverent bassist and the brains behind the group Noodle, a ten-year old Japanese martial arts expert and guitar hotshot and Russel Hobbs, the eloquent yet somewhat unhinged Brooklyn-bred drummer. Gorillaz are touted as the world’s only cartoon band – their project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a “virtual band” of cartoon characters. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that,” Hewlett said The idea to create the band came about in 1997 when the two Westbourne Grove, London flatmates Damon Albarn (musical director) of Britpop band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett (visual director) co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl – were watching MTV, – “if you watch MTV for too long, it’s a bit like hell – there’s nothing of substance there.
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