In Our Very Own Office!
Jane, June 2005
Gorillaz get stuck in our fritzy elevator and have to be rescued.
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It took several cups of tea, but U.K.-based Murdoc and Noodle (sans drummer Russel and singer/keyboardist 2D) finally calmed down from the elevator fiasco and even agreed not to sue. Their new album, "Demon Days," is out now.
What's been the biggest realization between making this album and the last?
Murdoc: Success doesn't necessarily make you happy. Only material possessions, like cars and money, can do that.
Have you had any tabloid-worthy dalliances with Hollywood starlets?
Murdoc: I had that Scarlett Johansson in the back of my cab the other day. Lovely girl... very strong back, I seem to remember.
What's one thing you must have in the studio?
Murdoc: Instruments?
Noodle: A good engineer. Also, we worked with the producer Danger Mouse on our new album. He was pretty essential.
What other careers appeal to you besides music?
Noodle: I would be happy in any career, if I did it with pride and other people gained satisfaction from my work.
Murdoc: Olympic shot-putter. I like the uniforms.
Favorite day of the week?
Noodle: All days are the same. It's the rotation of the sun. I refuse to live by the fascist numerological regime imposed by the Roman empire and its calendar system. Having said that, I do like Thursdays. Good TV night.
What do you make of the U.S. version of The Office?
Noodle: It's good that it has a spell-checker built in for PC. When I used it on my Mac laptop, I would have to transfer files before I could check them.
Murdoc: Er...I think they're talking about the Ricky Gervais spoof documentary thing. None of us have seen it. But I see how they could translate Gareth's haircut into American.
Token "naked issue" question: Are you drawn anatomically correct?
Noodle: I'm not answering that.
Murdoc: Seriously bad question to ask a 13-year-old Japanese girl, even as an illustration. But, as for me, yup. Everything's tickety-boo downstairs. D'you wanna look?
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It's the NAKED ISSUE of Jane, you see? Pretty much everyone in there is naked.
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It took several cups of tea, but U.K.-based Murdoc and Noodle (sans drummer Russel and singer/keyboardist 2D) finally calmed down from the elevator fiasco and even agreed not to sue. Their new album, "Demon Days," is out now.
What's been the biggest realization between making this album and the last?
Murdoc: Success doesn't necessarily make you happy. Only material possessions, like cars and money, can do that.
Have you had any tabloid-worthy dalliances with Hollywood starlets?
Murdoc: I had that Scarlett Johansson in the back of my cab the other day. Lovely girl... very strong back, I seem to remember.
What's one thing you must have in the studio?
Murdoc: Instruments?
Noodle: A good engineer. Also, we worked with the producer Danger Mouse on our new album. He was pretty essential.
What other careers appeal to you besides music?
Noodle: I would be happy in any career, if I did it with pride and other people gained satisfaction from my work.
Murdoc: Olympic shot-putter. I like the uniforms.
Favorite day of the week?
Noodle: All days are the same. It's the rotation of the sun. I refuse to live by the fascist numerological regime imposed by the Roman empire and its calendar system. Having said that, I do like Thursdays. Good TV night.
What do you make of the U.S. version of The Office?
Noodle: It's good that it has a spell-checker built in for PC. When I used it on my Mac laptop, I would have to transfer files before I could check them.
Murdoc: Er...I think they're talking about the Ricky Gervais spoof documentary thing. None of us have seen it. But I see how they could translate Gareth's haircut into American.
Token "naked issue" question: Are you drawn anatomically correct?
Noodle: I'm not answering that.
Murdoc: Seriously bad question to ask a 13-year-old Japanese girl, even as an illustration. But, as for me, yup. Everything's tickety-boo downstairs. D'you wanna look?
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It's the NAKED ISSUE of Jane, you see? Pretty much everyone in there is naked.