Damon Albarn has hinted he may be prepared to work on a new Gorillaz album without the accompanying visuals and artwork of Jamie Hewlett.
Albarn and Hewlett first conceived the Gorillaz idea back in 1998, with Hewlett’s inspired art helping to redefine what it meant to be a band in the post-MTV generation world.
But now Albarn has told Shortlist a new Gorillaz album could be made without Hewlett on board, as the artist concentrates on new projects.
“It was very much Jamie did the visuals and I did the music,” he said. “The music won’t change, so there could be another Gorillaz record tomorrow. It wouldn’t necessarily have Murdoc – the cartoon aspect to it – but musically no, nothing’s changed whatsoever.”
“Jamie wants to do other things and I understand. But you never know, in a few years he might have a burning desire to draw those pictures again, and as soon as he does that, as far as I’m concerned, there could be another Gorillaz album.”