Gorillaz' new album The Mountain stems from the "tragic story" of Jamie Hewlett's mother-in-law's death.
The band - which was created by the artist and Blur's Damon Albarn and is fronted by cartoon characters 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs and Noodle - had been working on new music in Serbia when Jamie received a call from his wife to say her mother had been rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke, prompting him to fly out to join her.
