There's Always Been A Hip-hop Element To

The Gorillaz Cartoons Seem More Real To Me Than The Actual People On Tv. Because At Least You Know That There's Some Intelligence Behind The Cartoons, And There's A Lot Of Work That's Gone Into It, So It Can't All Be Just A Lie

There's Need To Be Some Sort Of Disturbance In Your Psyche For Creativity To Be Sparked.

I Was Going Through A Break Up. I Was Depressed... I Really Did Need To Do Something. Recording An Album Was A Great Escape. I Don't Know What Would Have Happened If I Wouldn't Have Started To Work.

The Whole Gorillaz Concept Is One For Mavericks; It's A Way For People Who Never Have A Chance To Work Together Being Able To Ally Behind The Cartoons.

I Used To Go To Work And Take Heroin In The Studio And Then Stop When I Came Home.