That is a strange one because he said he didn’t want to do it at first.īut I said, “I don’t need much, we could do like a FaceTime and you could sing into your phone.” Then I got all this footage he’d filmed himself with a green screen, dancing and jumping around, which was more than I wanted. I’m just finishing The Valley Of The Pagans with Beck. My favourite quote on social media was some teenager saying, “Finally, my grandma likes Gorillaz.” What reception did you get for the Elton animation? As for Damon and Elton, they’re musicians, they’re artists and I think it was a real joy for those two to collaborate. It was actually very easy to do an animated version.
I replied, “When would you like to talk?” and he emailed straight back, ‘Now.’ So I said to my wife, “I’ve got to call Elton!” He was an absolute sweetheart and we had a lovely chat. I said I should animate him and he sent me an email saying, “I love this idea, we should talk.” He said he didn’t want to be in the video because he’d done enough of them and was tired of all that s**t. I just slipped in the idea that we should do a Gorillaz thing with him. Damon was quite moved and said how much he loved them. But me and Damon stayed up late talking and drinking and I started playing Elton John songs at four in the morning. Usually when I suggest people to collaborate with, I get told, “Don’t be stupid”. A lot of them were at night time because that’s the way his body clock is set. For instance, I’ve been having wonderfully long email conversations with Robert Smith. It’s really been fun, particularly having to include all the featured artists in the videos. To be honest, the whole quarantine thing worked out fine for me because I disappeared down to Normandy with my wife and spent five months in the sticks, away from society in a farmhouse, just drawing and doing videos. A video for every song is a tall order, but it’s OK. Since January 3rd, I’ve been working flat out. How have you been coping in such a challenging year?
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