Showing that they’re no mere puppets of the music industry and faceless producers, Gorillaz have turned down the filthy lucre offered by Glee and have refused to let their music be used in the show. Damon Albarn, the cartoon band’s co-creator has spoken out against the show, saying he wasn’t interested in the musical series covering the band’s songs and that shows of its ilk are ‘a very poor substitute for the real thing’. Speaking to the Associated Press, Albarn said “We wouldn’t let that happen. And not that they’ve asked us because they haven’t, and now they definitely won’t.”

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