Gorillaz biography
On 5 October 2011, Gorillaz announced their first "greatest hits" compilation, ''The Singles Collection 2001-2011'', which was released on 28 November 2011.
During November, Gorillaz announced that on February 23rd, 2012, Gorillaz will release a new line of Converse sneakers designed by Jamie Hewlett. Gorillaz will release a new one off single to accompany with the release of these shoes as a part of Converse's "Three Artists, One Song" campaign.
Band members
Virtual personnel
- Stuart "2D" Pot - lead vocals, keyboards, melodica, rhythm guitar (1998-present)
- Murdoc Niccals - bass guitar and drum machine (1998-present)
- Noodle - lead guitar, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals, keyboards (1998-2006, 2010-present)
- Russel Hobbs - drums, percussion (1998-2006, 2012-Present)
Former members
- Paula Cracker - lead guitar (1998)
- Del the Ghost Rapper - guest vocals (2001-2003)
- Cyborg Noodle - lead guitar (2010-2011)
Non-virtual personnel
In the half-hour TV mockumentary ''Charts of Darkness'', it was explicitly stated that Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett were behind the project. Albarn said "There could be fifty people here, but there's two". The first album featured the voices of Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto as Noodle, most notably on the song "19-2000", and Tina Weymouth formerly of Talking Heads. Phil Cornwell provides the voice of Murdoc.
The band's music videos (with the exception of "Rock It" and "Tomorrow Comes Today") are created by Passion Pictures. The live band's current lineup includes half of The Clash (Mick Jones and Paul Simonon).
- Damon Albarn - vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, melodica (1998-present)
- Jamie Hewlett - illustration, visuals, FX (1998-present)
- Mike Smith - keyboards (1998 - present)
- Cass Browne - drums, percussion (1998 - present)
Live members -
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