What’s In A Name? The Reason These Bands Were Named After Animals

Gorillaz Is A Pun And A Nod To Oasis

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The band first identified themselves as “Gorilla”, which could be a play on for the word “guerilla.” The Gallaghers of Oasis said in an interview with CMJ that “We’re the Beatles and the Stones and they’re the Monkees.”

Referencing Damon Albarn’s previous band, the second origin is a diss to Albarn’s former Britpop rivals.