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Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Russel Hobbs, Gorillaz
In Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz a grizzled artist on their ow
n career to see how much they can remember – and find out if the booze, loud
music and/or tour sweeties has knocked the knowledge out of them. This week: G
orillaz's cartoon drummer Russel Hobbs
By Gary Ryan- 23rd March 2020
Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! - Russel Hobbs, Gorillaz
1: Ace from The Powerpuff Girls filled in for Murdoc on bass while he was in p
rison. According to your documentary Gorillaz: Reject False Icons, which Loone
y Tune did you consider replacing him with?
“Daffy Duck. I thought his name was Daffyd Duck, but he’s obviously not Wels
h…”
CORRECT. How do you think Daffyd… sorry, Daffy would have fitted into Gorilla
z?
“All carrot, no stick with Daffy. I originally thought we were getting Ace of
Base, but they weren’t available so…”
Ever considered letting anybody else from the cartoon world join the band?
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“Foghorn Leghorn. He wanted to be our security.”
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2: When Gorillaz performed your Noel Gallagher collaboration ‘We Got The Powe
r’ on The Graham Norton Show, who tweeted the following reaction: ‘Just saw
the GN show fucking hell bruv you have seriously lost the plot man im worried
dermot looks worried for you also we got the power’?
“Liam? I think Gallagher but could have been Neeson.”
CORRECT. It was Liam Gallagher. Any chance of working with Liam? What kind of
track would you like him to sing on?
“He can sing?”
What’s your memories of working with Noel?
“Huge pedal board, big heart.”
For a bonus half-point, which Britpopper’s backing vocals were removed from t
he final version?
“EDF?”
WRONG. Erm… we think you think you mean ‘90s ‘Unbelievable’ indie merchant
s EMF. But it was Blur guitarist Graham Coxon’s vocals that were left on the
cutting room floor.
3: You appeared with Madonna at the 2006 Grammys. What is Murdoc wearing durin
g the performance that once caused Madonna grief at another awards show?
“A cape? You know, capes are for superheroes but not for travelling on the tu
be.”
CORRECT. He wore a cape (and also pants and a hat, which have to our knowledge
, never caused Madonna issues). At the 2015 Brits, famously Madge was yanked b
ackwards off the stage by a cape that failed to unfasten. Any good tales from
working with the Queen of Pop?
“No.”
Apparently she turned her ‘Hung Up’ part so up it was louder than your ‘Fee
l Good Inc.’ track. Were you upset?
“Yes. That’s why I have no good stories.”
Madonna initially appeared via hologram, and there’s a trend for holograms of
deceased artists like Whitney Houston going on tour. Any dead stars that you’
d like to work with via hologram?
“Malcolm X fo’ sure.”
Any of Gorillaz ever suffered a wardrobe malfunction?
“Have you seen Murdoc?”
4: Gorillaz were nominated for six awards at the 2002 Brit Awards – but didn’
t win any. Can you name any artist/band that beat you?
“At table tennis, yes. At the award show, no. In the words of Murdoc: ‘who
are they now anyway’?”
WRONG. You could have had (Deep breath!): Basement Jaxx (who won British Dance
Act), Travis (British Group), Blue (British Breakthrough Act), S Club 7 (Brit
ish Single of the Year for ‘’Don’t Stop Movin”), So Solid Crew (British Vi
deo of the Year for ‘’21 Seconds‘, or Dido (British Album of the Year for
‘No Angel’).
“So Solid deserved to win. Only The Ant Hill Mob have managed to fit more peo
ple in one car! Shout out to Megaman.”
Ever wanted to collaborate with any of those artists?
“Bradley from S Club. But Murdoc always fancied Rachel.”
Any awards you’d still like to win?
“MasterChef.”
5: You withdrew yourselves from the Mercury Music Prize nominations for your d
ebut album ‘Gorillaz’ in 2001. When the nominations were announced, what wer
e your odds to win?
“6 to 1 each way, with a fiver on the odds of favourite.”
WRONG. You were 3/1 – the favourites! Do you regret that? Surely you could ha
ve beat Basement Jaxx, Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Super Furry Animals, Turin Breaks
, Goldfrapp, Zero 7, Elbow, Ed Hardcourt, Tom McRae and Susheela Raman?
“I love [Gorillaz guitarist/vocalist] Noodle, but nothing could beat Susheela
’s ramen.”
What’s the most surreal offer you’ve turned down?
“Makin’ beats on the MIA Space Station.”
Ever put any money on yourselves to win anything?
“Yeah but I stupidly put the money on Russel [sic] Crowe.”
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6: Name any of the destinations shown on the motorway signs in the video to ’
19-2000′?
“Nantwich, Camp David and Bora Bora?”
WRONG. You could have had: Amity, the Overlook Hotel or Camp Crystal. Ever bee
n to any of those places? Care to give us a TripAdvisor review…
“The Overlook Hotel: it’s a lovely place but the staff should pay more atten
tion. Camp Crystal however, you take a left and end up on QVC!”
7: Which pop star did 2D tell NME he once found washed up on Plastic Beach?
“You’d have to be a really good beachcomber – there’s a lot of washed up p
op stars out there.”
WRONG. He said Cher! What would it take to get a Cher/Gorillaz collab?
“A Song Machine.”
Guess we might be in luck then! Speaking of plastic, reducing our usage of it
is a big ecological challenge. What do you think of activists like Greta Thunb
erg and Extinction Rebellion?”
“Everyone likes Greta Thunberg, no one likes Extinction.”
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8: Which TV series did you once ‘ban’ from using your music?
“Blind Date?”
WRONG. It was noughties high school bellow-fest Glee.
“Good!”
There’s a trend for music biopics at the moment. Who would you like to play e
ach member in a Gorillaz one?
“Isaac Hayes should play me, Russ. Peter Cushing should play Murdoc. I’d say
Sonia Calico the producer or Rinko Kikuchi the actress should play Noodle and
Christian Bale to play 2D.”
9: Which French singer-songwriter recorded a version of ‘Andromeda’ that was
never released?
“Plastic Bertrand.”
WRONG. It was Christine and The Queens. Talking of people with a French backgr
ound…
For a bonus half point, which Little Women actor wore a Gorillaz T-shirt to th
e film’s photocall last year?
“It’s gotta be my guy Timothée Chalamet.”
CORRECT.
10: Who did Gorillaz replace as Glastonbury headliners in 2010?
“US3.”
WRONG. You replaced U2 after the Irish band pulled out because of frontman Bon
o having back surgery. Have you ever received the fabled ‘Bono talk’?
“Yes, he told me to continue being amazin’.”
Did you have the full Glasto experience in 2010?
“Yeah… My teepee caught fire, someone put ayahuasca in my hot chocolate and
I found myself sitting next to Dalai Lama at the Stone Circle. The perfect com
bo.”
The verdict: 3.5/10
“I haven’t scored this low since I went bowling blindfolded…”
Episode two of Gorillaz’s Song Machine is out now, with Désolé ft Fatoumat
a Diawara. You can watch it underneath.
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