Damon Albarn has told BBC Radio 2 of the inevitable end of his Gorillaz project.
On April 17, speaking to Steve Wright of Radio 2, Damon Albarn announced that there would not be another "pop" record from the cartoon band. The project will have one final album, as Albarn will produce a soundtrack for a forthcoming Gorillaz film.Albarn said that the success of the act was a complete surprise, "When we made the first Gorillaz record, we had no idea it was going to be a pop record. You don't make records with that in mind. They become that if the public love them." Their 2001 self-titled debut and 2005's 'Demon Days' have collectively accumulated over 10 million sales.
The Gorillaz film, first proposed in 2002, has been on hiatus due to unsatisfactory scripts. In late 2006, Albarn told Uncut Magazine that it was going ahead with involvement from director Terry Gilliam ('12 Monkeys', 'Brazil'). Their unofficial website reports that the script is still being finalised but Albarn told Radio2 that work on the film will be "starting in September hopefully."
