Gorillaz’ main musical influences include Massive Attack, The Specials, Big Audio Dynamite, Public Image Ltd, Tom Tom Club, Fun Boy Three, Unkle, A Tribe Called Quest, and De La Soul, as well as musicians such as The Human League, The Kinks, XTC, Simple Minds, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Beck, Wire, Fela Kuti, Sly and The Family Stone, Earth Wind and Fire, Augustus Pablo, Zapp, and DJ Kool Herc. Gorillaz’ primary visual influences include Hanna-Barbera, Looney Tunes, "Mad" magazine, "The Simpsons", "Castle in the Sky", "Akira", "2000 AD", "Métal hurlant" ("Heavy Metal"), and "Liquid Television". Furthermore, Hewlett has also cited European artists such as Carl Giles, Ronald Searle, Moebius, Tanino Liberatore, Mike McMahon, and Brendan McCarthy. The idea for Gorillaz was inspired by the many cartoon bands that came before them in the 1960s such as The Banana Splits, The Archies, Josie and The Pussycats, and Alvin and The Chipmunks, and real bands with fictional stage personas like ABC (circa "How to Be a ... Zillionaire!") and Silicon Teens.