Noodle is a fictional
Japanese musician, singer, and member of the British
virtual band
In entertainment, a virtual band (also called a virtual idol, virtual singer, virtual group, cartoon group, cartoon idol, cartoon singer or cartoon band) is a band or music group whose members are not depicted as corporeal musicians, but animat ...
Gorillaz. She provides the lead guitar and keyboards, as well as some occasional lead and backing vocals for the band. Like all other band members of Gorillaz, she was created in 1998 by
Damon Albarn and
Jamie Hewlett
Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is an English comic book creator, illustrator, music video director, and songwriter. He is the co-creator of the comic book '' Tank Girl'' with Alan Martin and co-creator of the virtual band Gorilla ...
. Noodle has been voiced by
Haruka Kuroda
is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017.
She performed on all the Phase One tour dates as Noodle: She performed Noodl ...
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Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar ...
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is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician. She is best known as a solo artist, co-founder of New York City band Cibo Matto, and as the first person to provide the voice of Noodle in the virtual band Gorillaz, as well as for her work with th ...
of
Cibo Matto
Cibo Matto (, Italian for "crazy food") was an American alternative rock band formed by Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori in New York City in 1994. Initially, the band's lyrics were primarily concerned with food, before expanding into broader subject ...
, and
Haruka Abe.
Development
Characterization
Noodle was originally conceptualised by co-creator
Jamie Hewlett
Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is an English comic book creator, illustrator, music video director, and songwriter. He is the co-creator of the comic book '' Tank Girl'' with Alan Martin and co-creator of the virtual band Gorilla ...
as a 17-year-old girl named Paula Cracker, but co-creator
Damon Albarn noted that the character was too similar to the characters that Hewlett is typically known for drawing, and recommended that he attempt to create "something different". Taking Albarn's advice, Hewlett designed an illustration of a 10-year-old Japanese girl named Noodle.
Jamie Hewlett has stated in interviews that Noodle is his favourite
Gorillaz character. She was created by Hewlett and Albarn in 1998 and made her first official appearance in Gorillaz' debut EP ''
Tomorrow Comes Today
"Tomorrow Comes Today" is a song from British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz's self-titled debut album '' Gorillaz'' and was their first release when issued as an EP in November 2000. The first three songs from the EP ended up on th ...
'' in 2000.
Voice
Noodle has had her singing and speaking voices provided by several people over the years. In the band's 2001
self-titled debut album, her singing voice was originally provided by
Cibo Matto
Cibo Matto (, Italian for "crazy food") was an American alternative rock band formed by Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori in New York City in 1994. Initially, the band's lyrics were primarily concerned with food, before expanding into broader subject ...
singer
Miho Hatori
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician. She is best known as a solo artist, co-founder of New York City band Cibo Matto, and as the first person to provide the voice of Noodle in the virtual band Gorillaz, as well as for her work with th ...
, and her speaking voice was originally provided by actress
Haruka Kuroda
is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017.
She performed on all the Phase One tour dates as Noodle: She performed Noodl ...
, who performed as a backing vocalist for Gorillaz'
2001 tour. Hatori was suggested as the singing voice of Noodle by producer
Dan the Automator
Daniel M. Nakamura better known by his stage name Dan the Automator, is an American record producer from San Francisco, California. He is the founder of the publishing company Sharkman Music and the record label 75 Ark.
Early life
Nakamura was b ...
,
who had previously worked with her for a track by
Handsome Boy Modeling School
Handsome Boy Modeling School is an American collaborative project between hip hop producers Dan the Automator ( Gorillaz, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030) and Prince Paul (Stetsasonic, De La Soul, Gravediggaz). The collaboration originally lasted ...
. Her vocals for "
19-2000
"19-2000", sometimes written "19/2000", is a song from the British virtual band Gorillaz' self-titled debut album ''Gorillaz''. It was the second single from the album, released on 25 June 2001 in the United Kingdom. "19-2000" reached number ...
" were sometimes provided by ''
Humanz
''Humanz'' is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 28 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album was announced on the band's official Instagr ...
'' collaborator
Kilo Kish
Lakisha Kimberly Robinson (born May 10, 1990), known professionally as Kilo Kish, is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist.
Early life
Kilo Kish was born in Orlando, Florida, on May 10, 1990. She attended Glen Rock Elementary School in ...
(from the track "Out of Body") when the song was performed on the
Humanz Tour
The Humanz Tour was a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, in support of their fifth studio album '' Humanz''.Sources for shows in North America:
* All except where noted:
* 2nd San Francisco date:
* Austin City ...
. Noodle is depicted as the lead vocalist for the ''
Demon Days
''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...
'' single "
Dare", in which the vocals were actually provided by R&B singer Roses Gabor (aka Rosie Wilson). In 2016, Gabor re-recorded her vocals for "Dare" for a version of the song called "Dare (Hold it Down)" recorded by English artist
DJ Friction, which was approved by Albarn. Gabor has since performed with Gorillaz as a backup vocalist on the ''Humanz'' single "
Andromeda". Since 2018, Noodle's speaking voice has been provided by Japanese-English actress
Haruka Abe. In the ''Gorillaz'' era of the band, Noodle had little knowledge of the English language and spoke exclusively in Japanese until the ''
Demon Days
''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...
'' era of Gorillaz. When she first started speaking English, she spoke the language with a rather distinctive Japanese accent that has gradually lessened as she got older, with her accent sounding more British as an adult. Noodle regularly switches back and forth between English and Japanese in conversation, speaking in a regional dialect called
Osaka-ben in her native tongue. As a child, Noodle's speaking voice was louder and higher pitched, but has since softened and mildly lowered as an adult.
Fictional history
Noodle was born in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
, Japan on 31 October 1990.
Noodle first came to
Gorillaz in 1998 shortly after their original guitarist and
2-D's ex-girlfriend Paula Cracker was removed from the band’s lineup for having an affair with
Murdoc Niccals
Murdoc Faust Niccals (born Murdoc Alphonce Niccals) is the fictional British bassist for the virtual band Gorillaz. He is voiced by Phil Cornwell and was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
In the Gorillaz universe, Murdoc was respon ...
in the bathroom of Gorillaz' fictional headquarters at Kong Studios. As a result, the band was left without a guitarist, which led them to run an advertisement in a newspaper in search of a new one. Later the same day, a
FedEx crate arrived at Kong Studios, and a Japanese girl leaped out and began playing a very loud solo on her guitar. After shredding on her guitar, she spoke a single word to the trio; "Noodle", which would then become her nickname.
In 2003, Noodle visited Japan in an attempt to uncover her past after being haunted by disturbing nightmares while on tour. She regained her lost memories in a restaurant after hearing the trigger words "ocean bacon". She coincidentally met with her mentor, Mr. Kyuzo, who was working as the head chef in the restaurant. Kyuzo helped her make sense of her lost memories and revealed to her that she was a participant in a top secret government
supersoldier
The supersoldier (or super soldier) is a fictional concept soldier, often capable of operating beyond normal human limits or abilities either through genetic modification or cybernetic augmentation.
Overview
Supersoldiers are common in military ...
project, and was trained with a specialty in musicianship, mastering many weapons, languages, and musical instruments, with a distinct forte in the guitar as a result of the program. He disclosed to her that out of the 23 children created for the project, she was the only one to survive and the others were all killed by the government when the project was scrapped, with Kyuzo shipping Noodle to the United Kingdom in a FedEx crate after wiping her memory clean. Kyuzo purposefully sent Noodle to Gorillaz as he believed she would be able to perform relatively obscurely. After this revelation, she was suddenly able to speak English after not having any knowledge of the language for years.
Following this, Noodle returned home to Kong Studios to begin writing rough
demos for a second Gorillaz album, which would end up being ''
Demon Days
''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...
''. When she returned to Kong, she saw that the studio became infested by zombies and the undead after a disease occupied the studio due to it being abandoned for a year. Over the span of six months, Noodle rid the studio of the zombie infestation while hiding in the TV room of Kong. During her time in the TV room, Noodle used her recovered knowledge of the English language to do extensive research on the state of the world, in which she identified a lack of substance in entertainment that she figuratively referred to as "the real infection", which would become her main inspiration for the concept of ''Demon Days''. As she began to finish up the demos, 2-D, Murdoc, and
Russel Hobbs
Russel Hobbs is a fictional American musician and member of the British virtual band Gorillaz. He provides the drums and percussion for the band. Like all the other Gorillaz band members, he was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in 1998 ...
one-by-one began to return to Kong and recording of the album was ready to begin. After ''Demon Days'' release and worldwide success, Noodle was assumed dead and in
hell by the characters following her appearance in the music video for "
El Mañana" in 2006, which appears to show the flying windmill island from the "
Feel Good Inc." music video being gunned down by two attack helicopters.
Noodle was said to have gone on a journey to reunite with Gorillaz in 2010 after four years of alleged absence from the group since 2006. She was shown arriving at
Plastic Beach with a giant Russel in a storyboard for a scrapped "
Rhinestone Eyes" music video. During Noodle's absence, Murdoc replaced her with a cyborg replica named Cyborg Noodle that he created using a strand of her hair that he found in the rubbish from the crash in the "El Mañana" music video.
Noodle, like Russel, had no spoken dialogue during the ''Plastic Beach'' era of Gorillaz, despite eventually reuniting with the band.
In Gorillaz' 2016 interactive short story "The Book of Noodle", it was revealed that years after Plastic Beach, Noodle defeated a shape-shifting demon from hell that she accidentally released named Mazuu while in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, Japan. She then shipped herself to
West London
West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary.
The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North Londo ...
in a FedEx crate in the escape following the battle with the creature to reunite with the band. In ''
The Now Now
''The Now Now'' is the sixth studio album recorded by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released on 29 June 2018 via Parlophone and Warner Bros. Records. Recording for the album began in late 2017 – according to Gorillaz co-creator Da ...
'', Noodle visits
Patagonia
Patagonia () refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and g ...
in South America as per an incarcerated Murdoc's request to confront El Mierda, who he claimed framed him for drug smuggling. In a 2018 advertisement campaign for a Gorillaz line of
G-Shock
The G-Shock is a line of watches manufactured by the Japanese electronics company Casio, designed to resist mechanical stress, shock and vibration. G-Shock is an abbreviation for ''Gravitational Shock''. The watches in the G-Shock line are desi ...
watches called "Mission M101" following Murdoc's release, Noodle and 2-D were interviewed by the G-Shock's founder Kikuo Ibe.
On 12 September 2019, Noodle sent the first in a set of postcards that the band sent to each other while on vacation in different areas of the world and posted it to their social media accounts with the others following soon after. Noodle sent her postcard from
Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia;
az, اۇرمۇ گؤلۆ, script=Arab, italic=no, Urmu gölü;
ku, گۆلائوو رمیەیێ, Gola Ûrmiyeyê;
hy, Ուրմիա լիճ, Urmia lich;
arc, ܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܡܝܐ is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is l ...
, Iran and stated that she intends to visit various places across the world before climate change destroys them, asking the other members if they had the parts to a machine gathered. The machine Noodle was referring to would later be revealed to be for the
Song Machine
''Song Machine'' is an audiovisual project by British virtual band Gorillaz. It is a music video web series consisting of a collection of music videos and singles that are released monthly by the band as episodes of the series, with each epis ...
, the latest audiovisual project from Gorillaz.
Personality
Noodle has shown herself to be very pensive and reflective over the years, often contemplating on the state of the world around her, especially in interviews promoting the band's 2005 album ''
Demon Days
''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...
'', of which she is said to have led the creation. Because of this, she is a large portion of the spoken dialogue on the 2005
Gorillaz press interview CD "We Are The Dury" to explain the process behind the album's creation. She is generally introverted and usually most at peace when residing in her own space. Although Noodle is generally reserved and collected, she has sometimes displayed occasional irritability and impatience when interacting with some of the other band members, especially as a teenager. Having her privacy invaded has been proven to be a major pet peeve. For ''
Plastic Beach'', Noodle was completely silent and didn't speak a word of dialogue, even after being shown reuniting with the band in the storyboard for "
Rhinestone Eyes".
Noodle is a martial arts expert who often effortlessly partakes in dangerous action stunts with ease, and has been described as "kick riffmeister" and an "Asian axe princess" by the band. She is a
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
and has mentioned having a particularly strong zen-bond with bandmate
2-D. As a millennial, Noodle has shown herself to be tech savvy and in-tune with current trends while still being interested in more
esoteric
Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to categorise a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western society. These ideas ...
media. She often offers words of enlightenment and philosophical phrases, and has shown herself to be wise and intelligent. In the 2016
Jaguar Racing campaign featuring Noodle, she showed a particular interest in engineering.
As an adult now entering her early thirties, despite still being the youngest member of Gorillaz, she has been displayed as being one of the more emotionally mature members of the group, to the point of referring to herself as the "big sister" of the band, as she often protects the other band members when they are in danger and comforts them when they are distressed. This aspect of Noodle is displayed in the ''
Song Machine
''Song Machine'' is an audiovisual project by British virtual band Gorillaz. It is a music video web series consisting of a collection of music videos and singles that are released monthly by the band as episodes of the series, with each epis ...
'' episode "
Aries
Aries may refer to:
*Aries (astrology), an astrological sign
*Aries (constellation), a constellation of stars in the zodiac
Arts, entertainment and media
* ''Aries'' (album), by Luis Miguel, 1993
* ''Aries'' (EP), by Alice Chater, 2020
* "Aries" ...
", where Noodle abruptly stops her ride and expresses a concern for 2-D (who is riding with
Murdoc
Murdoc is a fictional character that appears in the ABC television series ''MacGyver'' and in the CBS reboot series of the same name. In both portrayals, Murdoc is an assassin and frequent antagonist of both series.
Original series
Murdoc ...
) to
Russel via a text message in the middle of a race between the band members. In the cover art for "Aries", Noodle attempts to pull Russel off of Murdoc after he beats him up for injuring 2-D.
Physical appearance
Noodle is a short and thin Japanese woman with short hair and almond-shaped eyes. Her skin generally has a warm
olive tone and she tends to wear a small amount of makeup, which usually consists of painted fingernails and eye shadow. Noodle's hair is short and its colour is generally either dark purple or black, but she has occasionally dyed her hair, such as in the music video for "
Tranz". In the ''
Gorillaz'' era of the band, Noodle was designed with exaggerated stereotypical Asian features such as her skin tone, overbite, and exaggerated
epicanthic folds
An epicanthic fold or epicanthus is a skin fold of the upper eyelid that covers the inner corner (medial canthus) of the eye. However, variation occurs in the nature of this feature and the possession of "partial epicanthic folds" or "slight ...
, although this element of Noodle has been mostly eliminated since ''
Demon Days
''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...
''. In ''Demon Days'' art, Noodle's eyes were frequently covered by her hair, and ''
Plastic Beach'' artwork portrays Noodle wearing a butterfly mask that covers her face. When Noodle's eyes in this era were sometimes designed without epicanthic folds, they were pitch black and appeared to be hollow. Her hair began to be designed with a dark purple color in ''Demon Days'' than the black color that it previously was in ''Gorillaz'', and in ''Plastic Beach'', Noodle started to be shown in makeup more frequently.
Fashion
Noodle and the rest of Gorillaz are regularly illustrated as wearing different wardrobe and the clothing she is depicted in changes often, which is rare in cartoons.
In ''Gorillaz'' artwork, Noodle's clothing almost exclusively consisted of classic kimono jackets on top of kimono shirts with matching wide leg shorts, slip-on shoes and a radio helmet. In artwork for ''Demon Days'', Noodle's clothing became more varied, and she most commonly wore two toned striped sweatshirts with jeans and boots, sometimes shown wearing crop tops or a kimono jacket. In ''Plastic Beach'' artwork, Noodle was most frequently depicted wearing a nurse dress and a scarf with striped knee high socks, gloves, and a butterfly mask, while Cyborg Noodle wore a security guard uniform. The artwork for ''
Humanz
''Humanz'' is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 28 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album was announced on the band's official Instagr ...
'' mainly portrays Noodle in wardrobe that was inspired by the
Black Panther Party and
Sandinista National Liberation Front
The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( es, Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas () in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto Cé ...
, and in artwork for ''
The Now Now
''The Now Now'' is the sixth studio album recorded by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released on 29 June 2018 via Parlophone and Warner Bros. Records. Recording for the album began in late 2017 – according to Gorillaz co-creator Da ...
'', Noodle was mostly depicted in jackets over crop tops with shorts or a skirt. While the music video for "
Saturnz Barz
"Saturnz Barz" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan. The song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album '' Humanz''. The song marks the group ...
" shows Noodle in a blue fur jacket and a black skirt with ankle boots and
anaglyph glasses, she is shown in a cat outfit in the video for "
Strobelite
"Strobelite" is a single by British virtual band Gorillaz, released on their fifth studio album '' Humanz''. It features guest vocals by Peven Everett. The single was released on 4 August 2017, with an accompanying music video released three days ...
". Meanwhile, the music video for "
Tranz" depicts Noodle in a pink crop top and a skirt with high heels and the music video for "
Humility
Humility is the quality of being humble. Dictionary definitions accentuate humility as a low self-regard and sense of unworthiness. In a religious context humility can mean a recognition of self in relation to a deity (i.e. God), and subsequent ...
" shows Noodle wearing a pastel tank top with the phrase "Hello Kinky" printed on it.
Age
Originally designed as a 10-year-old in Gorillaz' 2001 debut album, Noodle and the rest of Gorillaz have since been depicted as getting progressively older with each Gorillaz album,
and is portrayed today as an adult woman now entering her 30s. Since her debut in the ''
Tomorrow Comes Today
"Tomorrow Comes Today" is a song from British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz's self-titled debut album '' Gorillaz'' and was their first release when issued as an EP in November 2000. The first three songs from the EP ended up on th ...
'' EP in 2000, Noodle has grown taller, obtained more mature facial features, and received a more toned physique as an adult. Her speaking voice has also become slightly lower and softer and her Japanese accent she previously had has disappeared since ''
Humanz
''Humanz'' is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 28 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album was announced on the band's official Instagr ...
''. Also since ''Humanz'', Noodle (like 2-D) has had a slight change in nose shape, with her nose taking a more triangular form.
Role in Gorillaz
Noodle was designed as the guitarist, occasional keyboardist, and backup vocalist for
Gorillaz. Noodle can play a wide array of other instruments as a result of her training from childhood, but generally sticks to her usual role as guitarist, sometimes depicted playing keyboard and performing additional or backup vocals on Gorillaz songs. Noodle sings additional vocals on the ''
Gorillaz'' single "
19-2000
"19-2000", sometimes written "19/2000", is a song from the British virtual band Gorillaz' self-titled debut album ''Gorillaz''. It was the second single from the album, released on 25 June 2001 in the United Kingdom. "19-2000" reached number ...
", and sings backing vocals on several other songs on the album.
The making of ''
Demon Days
''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...
'' is portrayed in-universe as being led by Noodle, although
Murdoc
Murdoc is a fictional character that appears in the ABC television series ''MacGyver'' and in the CBS reboot series of the same name. In both portrayals, Murdoc is an assassin and frequent antagonist of both series.
Original series
Murdoc ...
would try to claim the credit for it. The original demo version of "
Feel Good Inc." is dubbed "Noodle's Demo" in the
iTunes exclusive single release of the song. She is also depicted as the lead vocalist and additional keyboardist in the music video for the 2006 ''Demon Days'' single "
Dare". Being the lead musical director of ''Demon Days'', she also came up with the ideas for the music videos. Noodle was not present for the making of ''
Plastic Beach'', instead being replaced by a cyborg replica of herself created by Murdoc named Cyborg Noodle. As such, she was also not present for the recording of ''
The Fall'', which frontman
2-D recorded largely by himself.
Other appearances
In October 2016, she became the global ambassador for
Jaguar Racing, appearing in a short commercial advertising the company. The commercial features Noodle driving a
Jaguar for a test run and subsequently giving her opinion of the car after she finished. On 24 November 2020, Noodle was announced as a juror for the Film/Video category of the 2020
Clio Awards.
Noodle and the rest of the Gorillaz members appear on the back cover of
Jamie Hewlett
Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is an English comic book creator, illustrator, music video director, and songwriter. He is the co-creator of the comic book '' Tank Girl'' with Alan Martin and co-creator of the virtual band Gorilla ...
's 2017 art book, alongside characters from all of Hewlett's projects.
See also
*''
Rise of the Ogre''
References
External links
''US Magazine'' interview with Cyborg Noodle
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