#gorillaz interviews

favorite noodle quotes from interviews

bonus murdoc bragging about her:

Telekom Live Interview

Radio Eins

NME

Spider’s Web

Mixx Radio

Jack Saunders

Plagued by silent nightmares and half-forgotten images, Noodle returned from L.A. to her homeland of Japan, to search for her past, the one she could never remember. Using a capsule hotel for her base, she trawled the streets of Tokyo for almost a year, following rumours of secret army bases and crack miniature troops. These snatches of stories seem to stir something withing her. They lead her to the open restaurants of downtown Hong Kong, where slumped in steamed fish shop, young Noodle accidentally knocks over a tray of freshly cooked 'Ocean Bacon'. (Recipe on website in Noodle's room). This unique an unlikely combination of words triggers a flashback of devastating consequence. She remembers everything! Suddenly out of the kitchen comes the chef and retired army officer, Mr. Kyuzo. It can't be! Noodle's mentor and trainer! Re-united with Mr. Kyuzo, Noodle discovers she was one of 23 kids trained as part of an elite crack team for the Japanese government at a secret military compound. It was Mr.Kyuzo's "duty to train the children in every martial art including sonic warfare. He taught them all languages including sign and lip-reading. Computers, mechanics, Gameboys... Their skills were endless." Noodle was the star pupil and the most favoured by Mr.Kyuzo. He also gave every child a special individual skill of their own. Noodle was taught as a musician. Her specialised instrument was guitar, but young Noodle was so gifted she became completely fluent in all instruments. But it was as a junior fighting militia where the kids really excelled. "No-one would ever suspect that these children were capable of such devastating destruction! Godzilla destroyed Tokyo maybe 100 times but this was nothing compared to what these kids could do when activated. It was ingenious!" "When training the children there were three command phrases. One to remember who they were; their pasts and their training as soldiers. Another phrase to forget this information and all their military training. Useful if you are caught in battle behind enemy lines. And lastly one... one to turn her into the most devastating killing machine the world has ever seen! A wave of unstoppable fury that would last precisely one minute! Like a miniature atom bomb!" But unfortunately these tests were abandoned and the government proposed to "de-commission" all of these kids. It was Mr.Kyuzo who smuggled Noodle to safety in England. She was such a magnificent player he sent her for an audition and to what he believed would be the relative anonymity of a turdy English band (Who would have guessed, eh readers!) But now, united once more with Mr. Kyuzo, she has re-discovered her past. Her memory is regained and her awesome skills are returned. She now even speaks fluent English! More importantly she has remembered the importance of her true mission. The real reason for her training, and the reason why Kyuzo knew it would be Noodle that would play a role that would be of such significance! Time is of the essence and these are matters of great importance! "GOD SPEED YOUNG WARRIOR!" Noodle returns to Kong Studios to complete her unfinished business. It is time to re-unite Gorillaz and launch another killer Gorillaz album. The ammunition! She has solemnly vowed not to reveal stage three of her mission until the time is right. Widely Noodle keeps her 'secret passwords' close to her chest in an envelope at all times. God forbid the secret of these passwords should ever fall into the wrong hands. Like, say, erm, Murdoc for instance.

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In this text see the almost 100% confirmation for my theory that Noodle, with her demon-fighting soldier abilities, in Phase 3 (= the third phase of her mission) must have done something with Murdoc, who, as it turns out, is not of human origin and is either a fallen angel or a demon banished from hell (I'm afraid I lost that audio file of the interview with screenwriter Cass Browne — was on a website that's now deleted. But if I find it, I'll post it).

Scary to imagine what a creature Murdoc was that they created whole army of supersoldiers to kill him... O.o

I'm more than sure the "combination" she mentions in radio message at old online Kong Studio is the very same combination of words that supposed to transform her into a "killing machine". Why she decided to tell Murdoc about it is a good question - if it was dangerous (although, honestly, I can't imagine why Murdoc would need any kind of world-scale weapon. Who would he kill with it - his potential listeners??). Perhaps because it was her last chance to escape hell, where the demons dragged her instead of Russell (according to Cass Browne).

@darkpoptoy as promised :D

For those of you who don't have 'em, here are the links to Murdoc's Pirate Radio Shows 1-5 that you can listen to online.  Playlists for 1-4 are below, I probably got tired of writing, sorry, but enjoy.

PB Broadcast 1    http://dnl.interoute.com/{a5719c13-f5ff-4522-af41-a4991dabe120}/{f4636f03-acf5-4f72-8fdc-88b3f77a6828}/Episode 1-1.mp3

The Dead Weather - Treat me like your mother

Whale of a Tale – Kirk Douglas

Le Tigre – The Island

Funboy three – the lunatics are taking over the asylum

The Horrors – Sea within a sea

Nancy Sinatra - You only live twice

Toots and the Maytells – Sweet and Dandy

Erika Eigen – I want to marry a lighthouse keeper

PB Broadcast 2   http://dnl.interoute.com/{a5719c13-f5ff-4522-af41-a4991dabe120}/{f4636f03-acf5-4f72-8fdc-88b3f77a6828}/Episode 2- 80kb.mp3

April March -  Chick habit

Beach boys – Sail on Sailor

At 11.50 – Murdoc’s PB book – his immortal status?

The Gap Band – burn rubber on me

The Kinks – Plastic Man

Peter Carroll - People who died

PB Broadcast 3  http://dnl.interoute.com/{a5719c13-f5ff-4522-af41-a4991dabe120}/{f4636f03-acf5-4f72-8fdc-88b3f77a6828}/Episode 3new.mp3

The Stranglers – The Raven

Jay Z and Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind

The Rolling Stones -  2000 Light years from home

Blondie – Island of lost souls

The Moontrekkers – Night of the Vampire

PB Broadcast 4  http://dnl.interoute.com/{a5719c13-f5ff-4522-af41-a4991dabe120}/{f4636f03-acf5-4f72-8fdc-88b3f77a6828}/Episode 4new-new .mp3

The Shangri-La’s -Out in the streets

Tom Waits – the ocean doesn’t want me today

Robert Johnson – Drunken hearted man

Bob Marley – no man is an island

Nature and organisation - Willow’s song

? spoken track

The Herbaliser – Starlight feat. Roots Manuva

Dead Man – M Ward

PB Broadcast 5  http://dnl.interoute.com/{a5719c13-f5ff-4522-af41-a4991dabe120}/{f4636f03-acf5-4f72-8fdc-88b3f77a6828}/PirateRadio_5_full-the-fall.mp3

And because you're all bloody ace, here's the link to Cass Brown's epic Domino radio show programme from June 2011:

Cass’ Domino Radio Show June 2011

http://archive.dominorad.io/cassgorillaz.mp3

Johnny Thunders –

April March – Chick Habit

Rolling Stones – Down the road apiece

Chuck Berry – brown eyed handsome man

The Who – legal matter

Ronettes – be my baby

The Shangri-La’s – Out on the streets

Reem Darinoi – Faien (sp?)

Lionel Newman Orchestra - ? finds the boy and the blue turtle

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood – Sundown

Sam Clarke – Sun of a gun

? - Sound of Wonder

Hole – exploited

Stranglers – goodbye Toulouse

Ian Dury – Apples

The Clash -

Toots and the Maytells – Sweet and dandy

Lee Scratch Perry – Check him out

Lee Dorsey – Do re mi

Jimi Hendrix – Stone Free

Tom Waits – I don’t want to grow up

Bonus!

Gorillaz' Interview with 2-D & Murdoc (iTunes Session)

Part 1  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnq3nm6ZtNc

Part 2  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5xGphI5TJQ&feature=related

Part 3  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhsLyOnsToM&feature=related