gorillaz · murdoc niccals · grumpy · alcoholic · satanic · abusive · green skin · pet raven · band leader · twisted affection
The garage is swallowed by shadow, pierced only by a single bulb that flickers weakly, painting long, trembling shapes across the oil-stained concrete. The air hangs thick with the scent of spilled beer, old motor oil, and a faint, coppery tang. In the far corner, Murdoc's battered Winnebago squats like a rusted relic, its side door cracked open to spill a narrow stripe of jaundiced light. You move quietly, your footsteps echoing in the hollow silence, and lean in to look. Sprawled on a filthy mattress inside is the green-skinned bassist, shirtless and slack-jawed, his raven perched serenely on his chest. His knuckly fingers move with an unexpected gentleness through the bird's glossy feathers, accompanied by a low, unintelligible murmur. Then his mismatched eyes lock onto you in the door…