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[Finland]

Came across an interview with Damon Albarn.

Damon Albarn: Gorillaz, heroin and the last days of Blur | Music | The Guardian

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"-- I find it very easy to record with Graham. He's a daily musician. With the other two, it's harder for them to reconnect. You know what I mean? It's fine when we play live – it's really magical still – but actually recording new stuff, and swapping musical influences… it's quite difficult."

So no more Blur records?

"No, I don't think so."

And will you play live again after Hyde Park?

"No, not really."

This is even bigger news. So that's it?

"I think so, yeah," he says. A little later, he goes on: "And I hope that's the truth: that that's how we end it. I don't know: you can write scripts, and they always end up going… [pause]… well, one thing I've learned, and I'm sure you're exactly the same, is that everything I think I've got totally sorted out, and I know exactly what's going to happen – it never works out that way…"

So how should I put it? That in all likelihood, this is the end of Blur?

"In all likelihood, I would say. [pause] Oh, God…"

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"Gorillaz was a really wonderful, spontaneous thing," he says. "It started with two people sitting on a sofa, going, 'Let's make a band.'

'All right, I'll go into my studio and draw some characters.'

'I'll go in mine and make a tune, and we'll put them together.'"

Which brings us to another of today's revelations. Will there be more Gorillaz music?

"Er… unlikely."

Really?

"Yeah."

That's a shame. Do you feel you're done?

"Jamie does, which is fair enough. I think we were at cross purposes somewhat on that last record, which is a shame. So until a time comes when that knot has been untied…"

The project's demise, he says, is a "long story", which seems to have reached a head in 2010, when Gorillaz toured as a huge band, and Hewlett's visuals were not nearly as central to the show as they had been. "It was one of those things," Albarn says. "The music and the videos weren't working as well together, but I felt we'd made a really good record, and I was into it. So we went and played it."

So uh yes. I am kind of sad because I just got into Gorillaz more. >:

 

[Recon]

Wow, this is pretty upsetting.

The project's demise, he says, is a "long story", which seems to have reached a head in 2010, when Gorillaz toured as a huge band, and Hewlett's visuals were not nearly as central to the show as they had been. "It was one of those things," Albarn says. "The music and the videos weren't working as well together, but I felt we'd made a really good record, and I was into it. So we went and played it."

If this a reference to Plastic Beach then I would somewhat agree. I don't think the visuals worked with the music, but yet could be a totally great album (which it was). This is sad sad day in music history.

 

[king_mickey rule]

Wow... this is sad... Gorillaz had such a unique sound, it's REALLY sad to think that's not gonna continue..

 

[Dentim]

Damn... :/ Gorillaz, you will be missed so hard.

 

[KhGamer89]

D: that's not cool man! I love the Gorillaz D:

 

[XIII Heartless]

What in the actual fuck bruh? Damn.

 

[quiteMAD]

If this a reference to Plastic Beach then I would somewhat agree. I don't think the visuals worked with the music, but yet could be a totally great album (which it was). This is sad sad day in music history.

I think it's more in reference to the Plastic Beach concerts, which didn't really feature ANY of Hewlett's visuals except for the advertisements for the concert with members of the Clash. Compare that to the Demon Days tours, which featured at most a silhouette of the real band while the cartoon band performed. The album Plastic Beach, however, had more music videos than the other albums combined (though I'm still really upset Rhinestone Eyes got canned). The problem seems to be more on Jamie Hewlett, whose workload is understandably greater and more time consuming than Damon's. So as much as sad as I am to hear this, I kinda saw it coming.

 

[quiteMAD]

If this a reference to Plastic Beach then I would somewhat agree. I don't think the visuals worked with the music, but yet could be a totally great album (which it was). This is sad sad day in music history.

I think it's more in reference to the Plastic Beach concerts, which didn't really feature ANY of Hewlett's visuals except for the advertisements for the concert with members of the Clash. Compare that to the Demon Days tours, which featured at most a silhouette of the real band while the cartoon band performed. The album Plastic Beach, however, had more music videos than the other albums combined (though I'm still really upset Rhinestone Eyes got canned). The problem seems to be more on Jamie Hewlett, whose workload is understandably greater and more time consuming than Damon's. So as much as sad as I am to hear this, I kinda saw it coming.

 

[king_mickey rule]

Damon Albarn denies the end of Blur and Gorillaz

Well, so long as there is hope, I'm happy :3