Fan Casting Celebrity Take Down

Phase 1 begins with bassist and Satanist from Stoke-On-Trent Murdoc, who – while attempting to steal music equipment – ran over Stu-Pot, aka 2D, named after the two dents Murdoc made in his head. Rather than serving jail time, Murdoc was sentenced to care for 2D, and during that time noticed he was an attractive guy who could sing – so he shanghaied him into his band. Drummer Russel Hobbs was involved in a drive-by shooting in which his friend Del (the real life Deltron 3030) was killed and possessed Russel. Needing a drummer, 2D and Murdoc kidnapped Russel (who was fine with that) and stayed on in the band. Eight-year-old Noodle responded to an advert for a guitarist and FedExed herself over from Osaka to the front door of Kong Studios – their fictional studio, perched atop a graveyard mountain in Essex – and Gorillaz was born.