Born: Crawley
Age: 23
Influences: Butorphanol, Tartrate, Phill Oakey, Lucio Fulci
Hit twice on the head when young, 2D is a sweetheart with a blank sheet of paper where a brain should be. He has really good hair. People think he's cool and enigmatic but he's just got a migraine.2D idolises Murdoc, who, he feels, saved his life. Keyboard wizard, melodica maniac, graffiti compulsive and the perfect pin-up product. Voice like an angel, arse like a satsuma. Mind full of zombies and painkillers. Says nothing controversial. Says nothing much at all.Loved by everyone (except the green eyed Murdoc), 2D has legions of lady followers and would make a good boyfriend if only he'd wake up.
Official biography 2 (source: enhanced section of Tomorrow Comes Today single, first published February 2002)
2D is only vaguely aware of his incredible success. The blue-haired poster boy has described the tidal wave as "er... wicked." While his migraines, graffiti complusion and melodica mania may have given away to him becoming a "Cosmonaut of Inner Space," he's still navigating with a hand-sprayed map. His good work for the Free Tibet campaign must, 2D contests, prove his naysayers "wrong or something?" God help him if he ever had to get a proper job! Future projects: Clocking Tetris and meeting the young David Cassidy. When asked what the future holds, he said: "That's for you to know and me to find out... no... wait a minute..."
Official biography 3 (source: Gorillaz promo booklet, released March 2005)
2D hung around in L.A. for a while, mainly with that Brian Setzer of 'Stray Cat Strut' fame. It was through Brian that 2D met Britt Ekland. 'Yeah she's nice. I fancied her since Murdoc lent me his copy of the Wickerman. But her arse looks a lot smaller in real life.' However ultimately aimless and deeply disillusioned, 2D pissed off back to England to get his head together.
He went back home to see his dad who runs the local fun fair down in Eastbourne, who gave 2D a job collecting money from the 'Switchback Ride'. Hopping from carriage to carriage, chatting up birds, these were the greatest days of 2D's life. HE also became good mates with Shane Lynch, Ex-Boyzone, who took the money on The Waltzer.
The pair became inseparable, working the rides by day and cruising the town by night. God knows how many blue-haired babies there must be out there! Adopting the teddy boy look with drainpipe jeans and his hair slicked into greasy quiff, 2D became a local celebrity all over again; the star of the dodgems, and King of the carousel! 'Awright, darling!'
What's more, with no Murdoc around to bully him 2D quickly got his own ego back. And then some. His big-head soon swelled right out of control as he realised that it was him, 2D, who was responsible for the Gorillaz success. Great! He's still just as dim as always, but now thinks the sun shines out of his own...
So 2D 'stu-pot' the skinny greaser hardnut, has gone from boy to man. Packet of three, a fresh roll-up and a flick-comb. He's set.
His confidence fully restored 2D has decided to return to Kong Studios and '...like, sort that duh-brain Murdoc out, for picking on me! Give him a kicking or summink!'
Uh oh!
Jamie Hewlett's comments (source: Q magazine, August 2001 issue)
"Everybody thinks that 2-D is Damon, but none of the characters are based on any of us. 2-D is the classic stupid pretty boy singer. He's the fall guy, the stooge. Everyone takes the piss out of him. He had a car accident where he went through the windscreen and ended up with two bumps on his head. It knocked some cool into him".
Gorillaz-Unofficial says: 2D (or 2-D, both spellings are used in official releases)'s real name is Stuart, and his nickname before he was in the band was Stu-Pot. This is possibly a shortening of 'Stuart Pot' or some other name, but nobody really knows. He was born and raised in Hertfordshire, England but moved to Crawley, West Sussex, because of a lawsuit that was being brought against him by his classical piano teacher Ivana Abramovitch for breaking her hand [source: Gorillaz XFM Takeover]. As revealed in the official band biography number one (see the band section) he used to work in Uncle Norm's organ emporium before he was famous, and it was there that he suffered an injury when Murdoc ram-raided the shop in an attempt to steal equipment to form his new band. This left one dent on his head, and left him in a coma. As part of Murdoc's sentence for the attempted robbery he had to care for Stu-Pot for a certain amount of time, and during this time he injured Stu-Pot again, giving him another dent on the head (hence the name 2-D, short for 'two dents'). The injuries also fractured his eyeballs (hence the black eyes). However this second injury brought him out of a coma but definitely affected his psychology, in that it made him (even?) more vacant. He also gets terrible headaches, probably related to the injuries, and is most likely addicted to painkillers because of this. In the Gorillaz he sings lead vocals and plays keyboards. 2-D used to go out with Rachel Stevens (of S Club7 fame) for a short while, but Murdoc kept trying to hit on Rachel and in the end it broke them up [source: Celebrity Take Down DVD]. Rachel Stevens wasn't the only girl that Murdoc drove away from 2D. Paula, who used to be in the Gorillaz was 2D's girlfriend for a time, and she left the band shortly after this photo was taken, due to 'a rather sticky incidnt involving Murdoc and her in the studio toilets (resulting in Russel punching Murdoc in the face so hard that he broke his nose in about 5 places)' [source: Dr.Wurzel's website]. When 2-D first went to the US in Summer 2001 he met Adam Yauch from the Beastie Boys in New York and was influenced to start promoting the 'Free Tibet' campaign (wearing a 'Free Tibet' tshirt at The Brits, and joining silent protests outside the Chinese embassy in London, redecorated his room). 2D apparently [according to the Noodleblast] messed around with a lot of girls during his time off. The start of Phase Two sees him wielding knives and flicking cigarettes in interviews, whilst using a number of swearwords to describe entries in the 'Search For A Star' contest... a new direction for the previously dopey 2D?
Biru
2D Lyrics
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Sebahagia kini, oh, kasih
Sepertinya ku bermimpi
Dan hampir tak percaya
Hadapi kenyataan ini
Belai manja serta kecup sayang
Kau curahkan penuh kepastian
Luka goresan cinta
Yang sekian lama sudah menyakitkan
Kau terangkan gelap mataku
Kau hilangkan resah hatiku
Kau hidupkan lagi cintaku
Yang t'lah beku dan membiru
Kini tetes air mata haru
Menghiasi janji yang terpadu
Tuhan, jangan Kau pisahkan
Apa pun yang terjadi
Ku ingin s'lalu dekat kekasihku
Tuhan, jangan Kau pisahkan
Apa pun yang terjadi
Ku ingin s'lalu dekat kekasihku
Kau terangkan gelap mataku
Kau hilangkan resah hatiku
Kau hidupkan lagi cintaku
Yang t'lah beku dan membiru, hu-uh
Kini tetes air mata haru
Menghiasi janji yang terpadu
Tuhan, jangan Kau pisahkan
Apa pun yang terjadi
Ku ingin s'lalu dekat kekasihku
Ku ingin s'lalu dekat kekasihku, ho-oh
The lyrics of 2D's song "Biru" convey a sense of joy and disbelief over finally finding happiness in love. The opening lyrics express that the singer has never been truly happy until now, and even though it feels like a dream, they are facing the reality of their happiness. The chorus describes how their beloved has eradicated the pain from past relationships and revived their frozen and blue heart with a shower of love and affection.
The second verse expresses the extent to which this person has changed their life, stating that their beloved has explained away the darkness in their heart and dissipated their worries with their loving actions. The bridge captures the emotions of the singer who is overwhelmed with joy and shed tears of happiness as they make a promise to God to never let go of their beloved no matter what happens.
Line by Line Meaning
Tiada pernah aku bahagia
I have never been happy
Sebahagia kini, oh, kasih
As happy as I am now, oh my love
Sepertinya ku bermimpi
It feels like I'm dreaming
Dan hampir tak percaya
And I can hardly believe it
Hadapi kenyataan ini
Face this reality
Belai manja serta kecup sayang
Gentle caresses and sweet kisses
Kau curahkan penuh kepastian
You pour out full certainty
Hingga mampu menghapuskan
Until it can erase
Luka goresan cinta
The wounds of love's scratches
Yang sekian lama sudah menyakitkan
That have been hurting for so long
Kau terangkan gelap mataku
You explain my dark eyes
Kau hilangkan resah hatiku
You remove my restless heart
Kau hidupkan lagi cintaku
You revive my love
Yang t'lah beku dan membiru
That has frozen and turned blue
Kini tetes air mata haru
Now tears of joy fall
Menghiasi janji yang terpadu
Decorating our united promise
Tuhan, jangan Kau pisahkan
God, do not separate us
Apa pun yang terjadi
Whatever happens
Ku ingin s'lalu dekat kekasihku
I want to always be close to my love
Kau terangkan gelap mataku
You explain my dark eyes
Kau hilangkan resah hatiku
You remove my restless heart
Kau hidupkan lagi cintaku
You revive my love
Yang t'lah beku dan membiru, hu-uh
That has frozen and turned blue, hu-uh
Kini tetes air mata haru
Now tears of joy fall
Menghiasi janji yang terpadu
Decorating our united promise
Tuhan, jangan Kau pisahkan
God, do not separate us
Apa pun yang terjadi
Whatever happens
Ku ingin s'lalu dekat kekasihku
I want to always be close to my love
Ku ingin s'lalu dekat kekasihku, ho-oh
I want to always be close to my love, ho-oh
Contributed by Grace W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mio Mio
Tiada pernah aku bahagia
Sebahagia kini oh kasih
Sepertinya 'ku bermimpi
Dan hampir tak percaya
Hadapi kenyataan ini
Belai manja serta kecup sayang
Kau curahkan penuh kepastian
Hingga mampu menghapuskan
Luka goresan cinta
Yang sekian lama sudah menyakitkan
Kau terangkan gelap mataku
Kau hilangkan resah hatiku
Kau hidupkan lagi cintaku
Yang t'lah beku dan membiru
Kini tetes air mata haru
Menghiasi janji yang terpadu
Tuhan jangan kau pisahkan
Apapun yang terjadi
'Ku ingin s'lalu dekat kekasihku
Maman Surahman
nnalillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun...
Telah meninggal dunia salah satu Musisi Indonesia... sahabat kami
Dian Pramana Putra bin Hadi Suwito
Pada hari ini 27/12/2018 ; Jam 20.50 WIB
Jenazah disemayamkan di rumah duka Jl. Tebet Barat VI H no. 3. Tebet
Semoga semua amal ibadahnya diterima Allah SWT... Diampuni semua Dosa2nya... Dimaafkan segala Salah dan Khilafnya...
Aamiin yaa Robbal Alamiin
Clara Regita
2020 dan aku masih mendengar lagu ini :) suka bgtt!!β€οΈβ€οΈ
Yulia Sri Rachmawati
2021 and still love it π
Andri Kristianto
Best version ever! Khas suara para maestro ini π
Uske Uske
Sungguh lagu2 2D membuat hati terharu , teringat kemasa muda, slamat jalan Mas Dian dan sukses buat Mas Deddy , tks buat yg nongolin album ini πππ
Angreni Puspitasari
Musik Indonesia di era tahun 80 sampai 90 adalah musik yang berbobot dan elegan serta indah sekali
Surya31
Lebih banyak yg OK drpd yg kacangan ky zaman sekarang ππ
Ama Kaka
ada yg berbobot dan ada yg kacangan. sama aja setiap masa
Kucing pakD
Lagu lagu ini Menghiasi hari hari dikala smp, sekarang anak ke duaku sdh smp kelas 3, tak terasa waktu terus mengurangi kuota kehidupanku.
Semoga selalu istiqomah menjalani kehidupan ini di jln Allah.
Immanuel
Ini lagu favorit saya. 2 D emang TOP lagu2nya selalu keren di jamannya. I love it!
Han Mi ho
2022....lagu ini tetap dihatiku....β€ Al Fatihah buat Om Dian, Aamiin