Character Personality
He is the self-proclaimed 'leader' of the band and often makes attempts to bully the other members into doing things his way, especially 2D. He's also something of a womaniser. Despite these grave personality flaws, he also manages to be highly amusing through his use of creative insults and misanthropic rants. He is an alcoholic and a former speed addict, who also has problems with personal hygiene.
His main influences are the likes of Black Sabbath, The Clash, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones; however, he is also fond of AC/DC, Syd Barrett and The Ramones. Other influences for Murdoc, as well as the other characters of the band, are stated in the Charts of Darkness mockumentary about Gorillaz, which can be found on the Phase 1 DVD. In Phase 3, his personality appears to be much more sinister and evil than in other phases (Kidnapping and somewhat mentally abusing 2-D and kidnapping contributors to the Phase 3 album as examples.) As mentioned on Gorillaz World Tour Diary 4 in his profile page, he has a severe case of anablephobia, a fear of looking up. However, it is not known where he got this fear from. Murdoc is a Satanist and sometimes says, "Hail, Satan!" He can also be seen periodically wearing an inverted cross necklace, as shown in the music video for "Rock the House", for example.
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