‘The unknown is exciting’: Why Gorillaz’ upcoming album is all about death

25 years ago, in the year 2000, Dazed travelled to Gorillaz HQ in west London for their first ever interview. Virtual or not, the band were vividly alive: lead singer 2D puking on the streets of Notting Hill, bassist Murdoc collapsing on top of Robbie Williams, all of them allegedly “sniffing sulphate” off a King Tubby CD. They were as raucous as any other band of their time. But life, it seems, catches up even with virtual characters. Returning to meet thehellip;

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