Gorillaz will split by Christmas (06), according to a bandmember overheard discussing its shaky future. REMI, the voice behind animated character RUSSELL, was heard telling a pal the DAMON ALBARN-fronted group are sick of the sight of each other. He is quoted in British newspaper the Daily Mirror saying, "Gorillaz will split by the end of the year. We'll wind down by September and by Christmas there will be a break. "The band is made up of a lot of musicians and it needs a lot of work - many of them, like me, are always doing other projects. "Doing the American dates, when we are all in each other's pockets, can also take it out of you. "As much as we all get on, afterwards they're the last people you want to see."