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I hear their call and I go to them, like Batman when he hears a scream for help. Now I don’t need either, although I still like Crème Eggs. They used to have to push me onstage with a long stick, or lure me out with a Crème Egg dangling from the ceiling.

He’s ruined.” Do you think you’re a natural frontman? Which iconic lead singers of the past do you take inspiration from?ĢD: “I wasn’t always. Like this morning, I said, ‘Yo yo yo! S’up Ace?’ and instead of insulting me or pulling my trousers down, he said, ‘Please can you get out of my way.’ You see? Note the ‘please’. So no, I don’t think anyone is upset, except maybe Yakob, the guy who runs the off-licence on the corner. And in its place we have our replacement bass player, Ace.
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I’ve done a wikiHow on how to be a leader, and would describe my leadership style as a cross between Ghandi and Marge Simpson.” What’s been the impact on the band? Is everyone upset about Murdoc being away?ĢD: “It’s been like a massive meteor strike, but instead of the meteor wiping out all life, it just blew up one really annoying dinosaur (that is a metaphor, by the way, guys. But I’ve grown up a lot lately, and people are starting to listen. I certainly wasn’t a born leader, as at that time I was a baby and no one really took me seriously. As they say, some people are born great, and some have greatness thrust inside them.

How are you settling into the new role?ĢD: “Hey NME. With Murdoc out of the picture, you’re the leader of the band. I’ve got my own music and my own message now” – 2D Hi 2D. “I’m not a Gallagher, or an Albarn, or a Doggy-Dog.

We invited 2D to the NME dungeon to talk about all things Gorillaz.
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So while a petition to free Murdoc gains momentum, 2D has pushed out ‘The Now Now’, the Gorillaz’s sixth album, a summery cocktail of soulful jams and breezy bops that we bestowed four stars upon in our review.Īfter the apocalyptic house party vibes of ‘Humanz’, their latest record couldn’t be a more different beast, helmed by Damo… we mean, 2D, with sparing guests: Snoop Dogg, George Benson and US house pioneer Jamie Principle.
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That gave 2D, (singer, voice suspiciously like Damon Albarn’s), an opportunity to take back full creative control of the group. It’s 20 years since Gorillaz first exploded onto to the scene, and – hey – don’t they look good for it!īut all is not hunky dory in Gorillaz camp: since the release of last year’s ‘Humanz’, Murdoc, the band’s bassist, was banged up in Wormwood Scrubs for a crime he claims he didn’t commit.
