Claim: The bassist for Gorillaz, Murdoc Niccals, is a made up character.
Evidence: The band consists of four animated members : 2-D -LRB- lead vocals , keyboards -RRB- , Murdoc Niccals -LRB- bass guitar -RRB- , Noodle -LRB- guitar , keyboards -RRB- and Russel Hobbs -LRB- drums and percussion -RRB-.
These members are fictional and are not personas of any `` real life '' musicians involved in the project.