Blur frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, known for their high-concept rock band Gorillaz, have been together since 1998 and have collaborated with artists such as Del the Funky Homosapien, De La Soul, Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack and Lou Reed. However, their live performance at the 2006 Grammy Awards was widely panned, with Hewlett stating that the holograms looked "awful in the room" but "kind of worked on TV." The duo also discussed their connection to retired masked techno super duo Daft Punk and their abandoned plan to make a Gorillazy movie.