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Jamie Hewlett Biography

Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is an English comic book artist and designer. He is best known for being the co-creator of the comic Tank Girl and co-creator of the virtual band Gorillaz.

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Drawing Is An Escape From All The Unecessary Things In Life That Get In The Way Of Being Free

Being Free, Drawing, Escape, Things, Things In Life, Unecessary

Murdoc is sort of the, um, it’s his band. He sort of put Gorillaz together. It’s his idea. But he’s sort of an ugly, sort of, snaggle-toothed Satanist who didn’t actually get the job of being the lead singer ‘cause he isn’t very handsome. So, 2D got the job, which is always going to piss him off.

Cause, Ideas, Jobs, Murdoc, Singer, Together

I used to love comic books, and I love American comedy, and neither are afraid to tackle big themes.

Big, Book, Comedy, Comic, Love

I'm always having ideas. I'd like to continue being able to realise the ideas I have.

Able, Continue, Having, Ideas, Realise, Realising

A lot of people put out albums with sort of crappy songs and a couple of singles because they know no one's going to listen to it anyway. We very much wanted it to be something that you do listen to from beginning to end and had a narrative that was important.

Anyway, Couple, People, Song, Songs, Sort

The total freedom means that you're enjoying what you're doing and you're involved in what you're doing, and that gives you the opportunity to experiment and have fun.

Experiment, Fun, Gives, Mean, Opportunity

I want to do stuff that excites me and is enjoyable.

Enjoyable, Excites, Stuff, Want

It's wonderful to find cultures that are historically still intact, as opposed to a lot of Western cultures which seem to me to be slowly dying, stuck in celebrity illness or stupidity.

Cultures, Dying, Historically, Stupidity, Western Culture, Wonderful

It’s about reaching that moment of pure ecstasy when a drawing just happens. Where every move you make with your hand and every thought you have in your head grows in front of you without any mistakes; no rubbing out, starting again and getting frustrated. It’s like being in a trance - it’s a fluid - and you almost don’t remember doing the picture. Drawing is an escape from all the unnecessary things in life that get in the way of being free.

Drawing, Life, Mistake, Moving, Picture, Remember

China is incredibly important to the future of mankind. For me, this is something that we all need to have intelligent discussions about in America, in Britain, in Europe. We need to really understand that their destiny and our destiny, Africa's destiny, etc. , are all completely tied in. The argument for getting to know your neighbors is very compelling.

America, Destiny, Europe, Intelligent, Know

If you're having fun, if you're working with people you love working with, then the results are always going to be exciting.

Exciting, Fun, People, Results

Everybody thinks that 2-D is Damon, but none of the characters are based on any of us. 2-D is the classic stupid pretty boy singer. He's the fall guy, the stooge. Everyone takes the piss out of him. He had a car accident where he went through the windscreen and ended up with two bumps on his head. It knocked some cool into him

Boy, Character, Fall, Stupid, Takes, Windscreen

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