I need to find a way of retaining creative control. Jamie Hewlett More Quotes by Jamie Hewlett More Quotes From Jamie Hewlett 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. Jamie Hewlett mistakehandsmoving Drawing Is An Escape From All The Unecessary Things In Life That Get In The Way Of Being Free Jamie Hewlett being-freethings-in-lifedrawing 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. Jamie Hewlett opportunityfunmean If you're having fun, if you're working with people you love working with, then the results are always going to be exciting. Jamie Hewlett resultsfunpeople 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. Jamie Hewlett stupiditydyingculture 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. Jamie Hewlett couplesongpeople 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 Jamie Hewlett stupidcharacterfall I'm always having ideas. I'd like to continue being able to realise the ideas I have. Jamie Hewlett realisingableideas I want to do stuff that excites me and is enjoyable. Jamie Hewlett enjoyablewantstuff 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. Jamie Hewlett togetherjobsideas I used to love comic books, and I love American comedy, and neither are afraid to tackle big themes. Jamie Hewlett comiccomedybook 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. Jamie Hewlett destinyintelligenteurope I start with an idea in my head. I sketch it out quickly as a line drawing, using pencil. It never comes out quite right - usually a bit better than my mental picture. Jamie Hewlett sketchpicturebetterdrawing I have a problem with making eye contact with people, or with holding eye contact. Jamie Hewlett eye-contacteyeproblempeople When I'm working on something, if I went to an exhibition of an artist I respect, then I usually come home quite depressed and look at what I'm doing and throw it all away and start again. Jamie Hewlett startlookrespecthome The art world's quite elitist. I tend to skirt around that world. Jamie Hewlett skirtquiteworldart I don't go to enough exhibitions, purely because it intimidates me. Jamie Hewlett becausegomeenough Look at someone like Kanye West - ego is the death of a lot of art. To believe in yourself that much is to stop being an artist. Jamie Hewlett believe-in-yourselfegodeathart To be an artist is to doubt yourself and try harder. Jamie Hewlett yourselftryartistdoubt My mum was into pottery and embroidery, very artistic, and she knew some people from the college, which I think was how I got into it. My dad, who was a head-hunter, was also an incredible artist, and when he was very young, he was a really good cartoonist. Jamie Hewlett goodthinkdadpeople
