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Article: No longer driven by 'Crazy'-ness, Gnarls Barkley still a happy 'Odd Couple'
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- Oakland Tribune
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- August 27, 2008
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After a wildly successful debut album and insanely popular
single, it's no surprise that many fans expected an even crazier
follow-up from Gnarls Barkley.
That is, everyone except the Atlanta duo -- soul singer/rapper
Cee-Lo and multi-instrumentalist Danger Mouse. The two said they
felt no pressure trying to follow "St. Elsewhere," which rode to
success thanks to its genre-breaking hit "Crazy." The follow-up,
"The Odd Couple," released last spring, has thus far fared
relatively well on the charts, though it hasn't come close to the
success of the duo's debut.
But that was never the goal. "It's not like we're a hit factory,"
said Danger Mouse (real name: Brian Burton) in a recent phone ...