Gorillaz wanted De La Soul on ‘Kids With Guns’ before ‘Feel Good Inc.’
nme.comDe La Soul – who appeared on Gorillaz’s ‘Feel Good Inc.’ – were originally meant to guest on a completely different song.The hip-hop group have worked closely with Gorillaz for nearly two decades – dating back to their iconic appearance on the band’s hit single, ‘Feel Good Inc.’, released as part of the 2005 ‘Demon Days’ album.
However, in a new interview, co-founder Maseo revealed that Damon Albarn originally suggested that they feature on a different single: ‘Kids With Guns’.“When we went to do ‘Feel Good Inc.’, the initial song was ‘Kids with Guns,’” he said in a recent episode of Kyle Meredith With…. “When we were having a conversation about ‘Kids with Guns,’ I honestly came out and said, ‘Hey man, I think we forcing it.’ … I think we’re not really collaborating, we’re just featuring on the record.
It’s like Gorillaz featuring De La. We really need to do like a collaboration, where we both artistically show our flavour.’”From there, he explained how “after a lot of weed and tequila”, the choice was made to have the band appear on a different single instead.
The initial track, ‘Kids With Guns’ went on to feature Swedish singer-songwriter, Neneh Cherry – although didn’t match the same level of success as seen with ‘Feel Good Inc.’.Elsewhere in the interview, Maseo explained why De La Soul have such good chemistry with Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn.“He’s truly out there for artistic value, and I got a lot of love for that,” he said. “No idea is a bad idea until we try it — all egos are checked at the door.
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