Animated band The Gorillaz has brought a lot of success to the Hip Hop community. Hit singles with Del The Funky Homosapien, Booty Brown, The Pharcyde and Mos Def has carried the EMI/Virgin Records veterans through the last decade with a genre-bending sound, and acclaimed ensemble tours.
In a recent interview with ContactMusic.com, band co-founder Jamie Hewlett revealed that the band is considering hanging it up after three studio albums. “‘This would be a wonderful point to leave Gorillaz; at the end of this tour, I think. This tour, with these people, is a one-off. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We’ll never repeat this,” said Hewlett. He said that the band would re-evaluate things after their present world tour ends in January.
Earlier this year, The Gorillaz released Plastic Beach, which featured Mos Def, Snoop Dogg and De La Soul.
i say Jamie and Damon gonna have another 5 year break and come out again in 2015 with the final album. The tour has been a hugh success and everybody i know who went said its a once in a lifetime experience. i read Damon already recorded a new gorillaz album on his ipad. looking forward to the future there both geniuses.
Once you have all the money you need for the rest of your kids lives. its kinda like whats the point, time to try something new and do what you want.
Hopefully they ARE doing this, and quitting, because that’s what they want, as opposed to only for money.
And from the sound of their music, they’re not that shallow Soulja Boy bullshit that would quit after music becomes unprofitable.
Yo the tour was straight up amazing man… I went to it here in Oakland and that shit was just ridiculous foreal… Theyre suppose to be coming out with another album before 2011 but its already december so who nows but I dont want them to quit after that!! We’ll just have to see…