sounds significantly different than his normal speaking voice. His vocal range is very wide, and he has sung everything from baritone to falsetto. Gorillaz co-creator Damon Albarn provides all of 2-D's singing voice in their music, including songs where he provides spoken-word and rapped verses. 2-D apparently has had some influence in the lyric-writing process (as evidenced by the credits on the insert of the titular debut album) even though his intelligence is reputedly negligible. Apparently, Murdoc has been said to have had Albarn occasionally help teach 2-D to sing better than he already could, and apparently even sing in some of their songs, as stated in an NME interview with Albarn. While Murdoc is usually portrayed as the main director behind most Gorillaz albums (or so he claims), 2-D is depicted as the member behind Gorillaz albums such as 2010's The Fall and 2018's The Now Now. 2-D also wrote and recorded Gorillaz' 2017 single "Sleeping Powder" by himself, with the music video for the song featuring him exclusively. Other appearances Music In 2003, 2-D was credited as a guest artist on the songs "Small Time Shot Away" by Massive Attack, and "FM" by Nathan Haines. He contributed additional guitar on several tracks on Spacemonkeyz' 2003 Gorillaz remix album Laika Come Home, as well as an additional stylophone solo on the "Slow Country" remix "Strictly Rubbadub". He also recorded vocals for the album's "M1 A1" remix "Lil' Dub Chefin'". It has been claimed by Murdoc in the "Gorillaz Are Ten" Spotify radio show that the original demo version of the Gorillaz song "Dirty Harry" called "I Need A Gun" from Damon Albarn's 2003 solo EP Democrazy is a duet between 2-D and Albarn. Visual In 2001, 2-D became a spokesperson of the Free Tibet campaign after Gorillaz were asked by Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys to work with the organization, appearing in a short commercial for the campaign the same year. On 15 June 2012, an illustration of 2-D was designed by Jamie Hewlett in promotion of the Dalai Lama's visit to the United Kingdom. In 2017, 2-D appeared in an official advertisement campaign for the English professional football team Chelsea F.C. to launch their Chelsea F.C. Nike football kit with Chelsea player David Luiz. 2-D and the rest of Gorillaz appear on the back cover of Hewlett's 2017 art book, featured alongside characters from all of Hewlett's projects.