After watching the Oscars this morning on live TV, and seeing the montage of dead persons in Hollywood, I got to say, I'm surprised.
I now know that Dennis Hopper and Pete Postlethwaite passed away. That's really something - when did they die? It wasn't like all over the front page of the news, or even the "entertainment" section.
Pete Postlethwaite is possibly the man with the most angular face shape I've ever seen. He was amazing in "Brassed Off" starring Ewan McGregor, and I read somewhere Steven Spielberg thinks highly of him, dubbing him the most versatile actor around.
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| Brassed Off premier |
He also performed and toured with the band during the promotion of Demon Days. I remember during my days where college work didn't bombard me with deadlines, words and essays, I used to watch the whole Gorillaz concerts online. Here's a particularly good performance featuring the one and only Dennis Hopper...
He is amazing. Simply amazing how an actor can work with Damon Albarn, the genius of creating music and combining people together, to create such a song. It plays great live too.
Dennis Hopper also features on Bananaz, Gorillaz's documentary film. He is hilarious... Damon's hilarious... Jamie's goofy. The clip below shows you the part he's in.
I think Damon just wants to use his American accent to show his gradual shift into the american music scene! Or to promote his album in the US ?
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| Dennis Hopper with Jamie and Damon at the Grammys |
It was a shock for me to learn he died, and only in the Oscars did I actually hear this news. It's sad.
Gorillaz lost another collaborator. Any thoughts?
Gorillaz payed a tribute to Dennis at Glastonbury. They played Fire coming out of the monkey's head" and at the end was some footages of Dennis. Everyone in the audience cheered to pay respect.
ReplyDeleteSorry, the videos of Dennis in Easy Rider were on the screen during all the song.
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ReplyDeleteAh, so there WAS a tribute of some sorts. Did you catch Damon's reaction ?