Damon Albarn: 'No more Gorillaz albums'

Yahoo! Music, Apr 20, 2007 3:00 pm PDT
Damon Albarn has confirmed that Gorillaz will release no more studio albums.

The Blur singer said that the only project left for the cartoon band will be a film featuring a score composition, that has previously been linked to filmmaker and Monty Python mastermind Terry Gilliam.

Speaking to BBC Radio 2, Albarn said: "We're trying to make a film next, starting in September hopefully. It will be a film score. There won't be another pop record."

Reports suggest that the cartoon band members will act as alternative characters, as opposed to playing themselves.

The "band" released two album--their self-titled 2001 debut and 2005's Demon Days.

For more on Gorillaz, check out their NME.com page.

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