Brian Molko is a songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

, lead vocalist

Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...

, and guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

ist of the band Placebo

Placebo (band)

Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...

. He is known in particular for his high-pitched vocals, androgynous appearance, and unique, Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

-influenced guitar style and tuning.

Early life

Born to an American father of French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

-Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 heritage and a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 mother, Molko's family moved frequently during his childhood including in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

, and Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. Brian Molko has referred to a period spent in his mother's home town of Dundee

Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

, Scotland, as "where I grew up".

While Molko was brought up in a strict household that disapproved of artistic expression (his father wanted him to become a banker), he rebelled by affecting an androgynous image, wearing nail polish

Nail polish

Nail polish, or nail varnish, is a lacquer applied to human fingernails or toenails to decorate and/or protect the nail plate.-History:...

, lipstick

Lipstick

Lipstick is a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that applies color, texture, and protection to the lips. Many varieties of lipstick are known. As with most other types of makeup, lipstick is typically, but not exclusively, worn by women...

, and eyeliner, and listening to punk music

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

.
Molko initially attended the European School of Luxembourg but had to leave due to excessive bullying; he later attended the American International School of Luxembourg

International School of Luxembourg

The International School of Luxembourg, ISL , is a privately owned non-profit school in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The school has over forty nationalities amongst over 950 students...

 (AISL) and went on to study drama

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...

 at Goldsmiths College

Goldsmiths College

Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...

 in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

.

Career

Molko and Stefan Olsdal

Stefan Olsdal

Stefan Olsdal is the bassist/guitarist of the alternative rock band Placebo and is part of the electronic dance/DJ and remix act Hotel Persona.-Biography:...

 had both attended AISL (though they were never friends); when Molko moved to London, he ran into Olsdal at South Kensington tube station

South Kensington tube station

South Kensington is a London Underground station in Kensington, west London. It is served by the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines. On the District and Circle lines, the station is between Gloucester Road and Sloane Square, and on the Piccadilly Line, it is between Gloucester Road and...

 and invited him to one of his gigs in a club, which he played with Steve Hewitt

Steve Hewitt

Steven James Hewitt is the singer and guitarist in Love Amongst Ruin, having previously been the drummer for Placebo between mid-1996 and October 2007.-Personal life:...

.

Along with Hewitt and Olsdal, he had a role in the 1998 film Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 British/American drama film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. The film tells the story of a pop star based mainly on David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' character and is set in Britain during the days of glam rock in the early 1970s.Sandy Powell received another Academy...

, for which Placebo performed the T. Rex song "20th Century Boy

20th Century Boy

"20th Century Boy" is a song by T. Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was released as a single in 1973 and reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. The song did not feature on an original studio album but was included as a bonus track on a reissue of 1973 album Tanx.It later returned to the UK Top 20 in...

". He played Malcolms, a singer of the fictional glam rock

Glam rock

Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...

 band, The Flaming Creatures, who resembled the early Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...

 band.

Drugs

Molko has been open about his use of recreational drugs; in a 1997 interview with New York Doll, he admitted at one point that heroin was "probably the only drug on this planet I haven't tried". However, he later admitted to experimenting with heroin as well. The band holds that the drug references within their music reflect the nature of current times, and the removal of such references would deteriorate the meaningfulness of their work.

Personal life

In October 2005, Molko's then-partner Helena Berg gave birth to his first child, Cody. As of June 2009, (as stated in an interview) he and Helena are no longer together.

Molko is openly bisexual.

Collaborations

He has performed, as a guest vocalist and with other artists on Placebo's records, on tracks by:

• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   – "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep"
• Justin Warfield
  Justin Warfield
  Justin Warfield is a musician and hip hop emcee of African American and Jewish Russian-Romanian maternal parentage, who is currently half of the darkwave duo She Wants Revenge...
  
   – "Spite & Malice"
• Losers – "Summertime Rolls"
• Asia Argento
  Asia Argento
  Aria Asia Anna Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento is an Italian actress, singer, model and director.-Family and early life:...
  
   – "Je T'aime, Moi Non Plus"
• Alison Mosshart
  Alison Mosshart
  Alison Nicole Mosshart is an American singer, songwriter and occasional model best known as the lead vocalist for the indie rock band The Kills and blues rock band The Dead Weather. She started her musical career in 1995 with the Florida punk rock band Discount which disbanded in 2000...
  
   from The Kills
  The Kills
  The Kills is a rock band formed by American singer Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince . Their first three albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow, and Midnight Boom, have garnered much critical praise...
  
   – "Meds"
• Michael Stipe
  Michael Stipe
  John Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...
  
   of R.E.M.
  R.E.M.
  R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
  
   – "Broken Promise"
• Faultline
  Faultline (musician)
  Faultline is an electronic music project centred on producer David Kosten.This UK act's enigmatic music has background death threats, Dennis Hopper dialogue and cover versions sung by rock stars. Faultline is the recording moniker for David Kosten, who claims to have turned to samplers and...
  
   & Françoise Hardy
  Françoise Hardy
  Françoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
  
   – "Requiem for a Jerk"
• Timo Maas
  Timo Maas
  Timo Maas is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer.-Career:Maas bought his first set of turntables at the age of 17, and played his very first DJ set in 1982 at a party in his friend's home...
  
   – "Pictures", "Like Siamese", "First Day", "College 84"
• Kristeen Young
  Kristeen Young
  Kristeen Young is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from St. Louis, Missouri. She is noted for her aggressive style and four-octave vocal range....
  
   – "No Other God"
• Dream City Film Club
  Dream City Film Club
  Dream City Film Club were a North London rock band founded in July 1995.Their sound was difficult to categorize in that it encompassed tortured lovelorn balladry, avant-garde flourishes, Tin Pan Alley, straightforward rock and gospel yearnings in both lyrics and subject matter. Ultimately, Dream...
  
   – "Some", "Billy Chic"
• Jane Birkin
  Jane Birkin
  Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
  
   – "Smile"
• AC Acoustics
  Ac acoustics
  AC Acoustics were a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1990 . Over their thirteen years of existence, they released a string of singles, EPs and albums on a number of independent record labels. They split up in 2003....
  
   – "Crush"
• Alpinestars
  Alpinestars (band)
  Alpinestars was an electronic rock duo formed in 1999 in Manchester by Richard Woolgar and Glyn Thomas.-The Beginnings :Richard Woolgar and Glyn Thomas met each other in 1995, as a result of being in separate bands that shared the same rehearsal space...
  
   – "Carbon Kid"
• Trash Palace – "The Metric System"
• Hotel Persona – "Modern Kids"
• Indochine
  Indochine
  Indochine is French for Indochina. It may refer to:*Indochine , a French new wave/rock band, formed in 1981.*Indochine , a 1992 Academy Award winning French film that tells the story of a young Indochinese woman named Camille....
  
   – "Pink Water 3"

He also wrote the English lyrics to "Pink Water 3", a song by Indochine

Indochine (band)

Indochine is a French new wave/rock band, formed in 1981. The band was very successful in France in the 1980s, as well as other parts of continental Europe and Latin America, with songs like L'Aventurier and Canary Bay...

 from the album Alice & June, released in 2005. Molko is friends with David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

, with whom he sang on Placebo's "Without You I'm Nothing

Without You I'm Nothing (Placebo song)

"Without You I'm Nothing" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo. The title track of their second album, the single version featured additional vocals by David Bowie...

" and the "20th Century Boy" cover live.

Equipment

Molko uses a variety of guitars. In the Sleeping With Ghosts

Sleeping with Ghosts

Sleeping with Ghosts is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Placebo, released in 2003 through Astralwerks and Hut Records...

era, he used Gibson SG

Gibson SG

At the launch of the SG in 1961, Gibson offered four variants of the SG; the SG Junior , the SG Special, the SG Standard, and the top-of-the-line SG Custom. However, Gibson's current core variants as of 2010 are the SG Standard and the SG Special...

s ("The Bitter End

The Bitter End (song)

"The Bitter End" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo from their fourth studio album, Sleeping with Ghosts, released in 2003.The song is based around the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell...

", "Every You Every Me

Every You Every Me

"Every You Every Me" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo, from their second album, Without You I'm Nothing. It reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. The lyrics were written by frontman Brian Molko and Paul Campion, lead singer of the band AC Acoustics.The single was featured...

", "Plasticine", "Black-Eyed

Black-Eyed

"Black-Eyed" is a single by alternative rock band Placebo, taken from their third album, Black Market Music. The song tells the story of a character with a troubled childhood, bitterly affecting their development; "I'm forever black-eyed/A product of a broken home."The official music video includes...

", "Without You I'm Nothing

Without You I'm Nothing (Placebo song)

"Without You I'm Nothing" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo. The title track of their second album, the single version featured additional vocals by David Bowie...

", "Special K

Special K (song)

"Special K" is an EP by alternative rock band Placebo, taken from their third album, Black Market Music. The song has many drug references: the "special K" in the title refers to the drug ketamine.-Track listing:#"Special K" - 3:51...

", "Bulletproof Cupid", "Soulmates", "Special Needs", "This Picture

This Picture (song)

"This Picture" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo from their fourth studio album, Sleeping with Ghosts, released in 2003."This Picture" was remixed by Junior Sanchez for the bonus remix CD of Once More with Feeling.- Lyrics :...

"), Fender Jaguar

Fender Jaguar

The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar introduced in 1962. A descendant of the Jazzmaster, the Jaguar quickly caught on in the emerging Surf music scene...

s ("Allergic", "Nancy Boy

Nancy Boy

"Nancy Boy" is a song by British alternative rock band Placebo, released as the third single from their self-titled debut album. It was released on January 20, 1997 and became their breakthrough single, reaching #4 in the UK charts and making them known to mainstream audiences. As with their first...

", "Bionic", "Centrefolds"), a Fender Thinline Telecaster ("Taste in Men

Taste in Men

"Taste in Men" is a single by alternative rock band Placebo. Taken from their third album, it reached number 16 in the UK singles chart.-Music video:...

"), a Fender Jazzmaster

Fender Jazzmaster

The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as an upmarket sibling to the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show, it was initially marketed at jazz guitarists, but found favor among surf rock guitarists in the early 1960s...

 ("Pure Morning

Pure Morning

"Pure Morning" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo, taken from their second album Without You I'm Nothing.The song was initially recorded as a B-side, but the band liked it so much that they decided to put it on the album; it is usually considered to be their second most played...

"), and a Fender Bass VI

Fender Bass VI

The Fender Bass VI, originally known as the Fender VI, is a six-string electric bass or Scale Baritone Guitar by Fender.The Fender VI was released in 1961, and followed the concept of the Danelectro 6-string bass released in 1956, having six strings tuned E-E, an octave below the Spanish guitar...

 ("Slave to the Wage

Slave to the Wage

"Slave to the Wage" is a single by alternative rock band Placebo. Taken from their third album, it reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. The song, inspired by the drudgery of having a "9 to 5" job in the modern world, is about not working oneself into an early grave. Bob Dylan's "Maggie's...

"). For amplification he used a Fender Twin Reverb.

Through the Meds tour, he used Gretsch Duo Jets ("Infra-Red

Infra-red (song)

"Infra-Red" is the third single from Placebo's fifth studio album, Meds, and was released on 19 June 2006. The song peaked #42 in the UK, #35 on the U.S...

", "Because I Want You

Because I Want You

"Because I Want You" is the first single from Placebo's fifth album Meds, released only in the United Kingdom.-Enhanced CD:#"Because I Want You"#"36 Degrees" #"Because I Want You"...

", "Song to Say Goodbye

Song to Say Goodbye

"Song to Say Goodbye" is the second single from Placebo's fifth studio album Meds. It was produced by Dimitri Tikovoi. As "Because I Want You" was only released in the United Kingdom, elsewhere "Song to Say Goodbye" is considered the first single from Meds...

", "One of a Kind", "The Bitter End

The Bitter End (song)

"The Bitter End" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo from their fourth studio album, Sleeping with Ghosts, released in 2003.The song is based around the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell...

", "Running Up that Hill

Running Up That Hill

12" Maxi single -Charts:-Placebo version:Alternative rock band Placebo covered "Running Up that Hill", releasing it originally on the bonus disc of their 2003 album Sleeping with Ghosts, then featuring it on Covers and the US version of Meds in 2007. Placebo's take on the song is more downbeat than...

", "Special K

Special K (song)

"Special K" is an EP by alternative rock band Placebo, taken from their third album, Black Market Music. The song has many drug references: the "special K" in the title refers to the drug ketamine.-Track listing:#"Special K" - 3:51...

"), Gibson SGs ("Special Needs", "Every You Every Me

Every You Every Me

"Every You Every Me" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo, from their second album, Without You I'm Nothing. It reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. The lyrics were written by frontman Brian Molko and Paul Campion, lead singer of the band AC Acoustics.The single was featured...

", "Black-Eyed

Black-Eyed

"Black-Eyed" is a single by alternative rock band Placebo, taken from their third album, Black Market Music. The song tells the story of a character with a troubled childhood, bitterly affecting their development; "I'm forever black-eyed/A product of a broken home."The official music video includes...

", "Without You I'm Nothing"), a Fender Jaguar ("Drag", "Nancy Boy

Nancy Boy

"Nancy Boy" is a song by British alternative rock band Placebo, released as the third single from their self-titled debut album. It was released on January 20, 1997 and became their breakthrough single, reaching #4 in the UK charts and making them known to mainstream audiences. As with their first...

", "I Know"), a Fender Thinline Telecaster ("Twenty Years

Twenty Years (song)

"Twenty Years" was a song recorded to coincide with the 2004 best-of compilation release by Placebo. It was the only new single to be added to the disc, and was fully equipped with a video, radio play, and CD single distribution. Furthermore, the song was showcased at Placebo's set during the Live...

", "Taste in Men

Taste in Men

"Taste in Men" is a single by alternative rock band Placebo. Taken from their third album, it reached number 16 in the UK singles chart.-Music video:...

"), and a Gibson Chet Atkins SST ("Meds

Meds (song)

"Meds" is a song by the alternative rock band Placebo. It was the fourth single to be released from the group's 2006 album Meds. It came out on October 9 2006 in both vinyl and CD format. The song features vocals from Alison "VV" Mosshart of The Kills....

"). Once again his amplifier was a Fender Twin Reverb.

In the Battle for the Sun tour, he still used Gretsch Duo Jets ("Devil In The Details", "Come Undone", "Follow The Cops Back Home"), a Gibson SG ("Bright Lights

Bright Lights (Placebo song)

"Bright Lights" is the fourth official single from Placebo's sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun, released on February 8th 2010 as a digital download or CD single . The new single version was mixed by Dave Bascombe, while the album version was mixed by Alan Moulder...

"), Fender Jaguars ("Ashtray Heart

Ashtray Heart

"Ashtray Heart" is the third official single from Placebo's sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun. It was released in all of Europe, except for the United Kingdom and Norway, while "The Never-Ending Why" was released in these countries a week before, on September 14, 2009.The B-side song "Fuck U"...

", "The Never-Ending Why

The Never-Ending Why

"The Never-Ending Why" is the second official single from Placebo's sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun.The release date of September 7 was revealed by frontman Brian Molko in an interview on XFM. Molko has stated that "It's a very spiritual song. It's kind of Eastern in its philosophy. It's...

", "Happy You're Gone", "Breathe Underwater", "Bionic"), a Gibson Les Paul

Gibson Les Paul

The Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...

 ("For What It's Worth

For What It's Worth (Placebo song)

"For What It's Worth" is the first official single from Placebo's sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun.-Release:It was released on April 20, 2009, in a similar fashion to "Battle for the Sun", i.e...

", "Speak In Tongues", "Julien", "Meds

Meds (song)

"Meds" is a song by the alternative rock band Placebo. It was the fourth single to be released from the group's 2006 album Meds. It came out on October 9 2006 in both vinyl and CD format. The song features vocals from Alison "VV" Mosshart of The Kills....

"), a Fender Telecaster Thinline

Fender Telecaster Thinline

The Fender Telecaster Thinline is an electric guitar made by the Fender company. It is a Telecaster with body cavities. Designed by German luthier Roger Rossmeisl in 1968, it was introduced in 1969 and updated with a pair of Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups, Bullet truss-rod and 3-bolt neck...

 ("Kitty Litter"), and a Fender Telecaster Deluxe

Fender Telecaster Deluxe

The Fender Telecaster Deluxe is a solid-body electric guitar originally produced from 1972 to 1981, and since re-issued by Fender in 2004 as the '72 Telecaster Deluxe.-History:...

 ("Battle for the Sun

Battle for the Sun (song)

"Battle for the Sun" is a song from the album Battle for the Sun by the alternative rock band Placebo. It features an electric violin in the background, and Molko repeating several words in the lyrics multiple times...

"). His pedalboard consisted of a Boss

Boss Corporation

Boss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...

 TU-2 chromatic tuner, Electro Harmonix Holy Grail reverb, MXR Phase 90

MXR Phase 90

The MXR Phase 90 is a phaser effects pedal originally designed in the 1970s by MXR.-History:The Phase 90 was released in 1972. It was the first pedal sold by MXR and helped launch the company. The original came in a simple orange enclosure with MXR's "script" logo. In 1977 MXR changed its logo to...

 phaser, two Electro Harmonix Hot Tubes distortion units, Boss DD-3 delay, MXR Distortion + booster, MG Monovibe chorus/vibrato, Electro Harmonix #1 Echo delay and a Radial Loopbone effect chain switcher.

In 2010, he signed an endorsement contract to use Orange amps.

Filmography

• Velvet Goldmine
  Velvet Goldmine
  Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 British/American drama film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. The film tells the story of a pop star based mainly on David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' character and is set in Britain during the days of glam rock in the early 1970s.Sandy Powell received another Academy...
  
  (1998) – Malcolm of The Flaming Creatures
• Sue's Last Ride (2001) – executive producer

Appearances

• Never Mind the Buzzcocks
  Never Mind the Buzzcocks
  Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
  
  
  • Episode #2.06 (1997)
  • Episode #8.01 (2001)
  • Episode #9.06 (2001)
• Rockwave Festival
  Rockwave Festival
  Rockwave Festival is a rock festival held in Malakassa, Greece, a few miles outside of Athens, Greece. It is one of the most famous music festivals in Greece. The festival's history begins back in 1995, but it had its popularity spread since 2004...
  
   (Greece, Athens) (July 13, 1999)
• Glastonbury Festival
  Glastonbury Festival
  The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
  
   (1997)
• BRIT Awards
  Brit Awards
  The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia", but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust...
  
   (1999)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
  
  
  • Episode dated March 27, 1999
• rage
  Rage (TV program)
  Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
  
  
  • Placebo Guest Programme rage (1999)
• Terremoto Festival (Hamburg) (2000)
• Paskvil
  • [Rockwave Festival]] (Greece, Athens) (July 3, 2001)
• Episode #5.11 (2001)
• The Kerrang! Awards
  Kerrang!
  Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
  
   (2002)
• Rive droite - rive gauche
  • Episode dated March 21, 2003
• V Graham Norton
  V Graham Norton
  V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the UK starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly So Graham Norton. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 26 December 2003. It featured celebrities who chatted with Graham and became involved in studio...
  
  
  • Episode #4.21 (2003)
• Tout le monde en parle
  Tout le monde en parle
  Tout le monde en parle is a French talk show broadcast on France 2 from September 5, 1998 to July 8, 2006. It was hosted by Thierry Ardisson and produced by Catherine Barma....
  
  
  • Episode dated May 3, 2003
  • Episode dated February 14, 2004
• Double je
  • Episode dated June 26, 2003
• Placebo: Soulmates Never Die - Live in Paris 2003
  Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003)
  Soulmates Never Die is the first live DVD release by the band Placebo that was released mainstream and was made available worldwide. The DVD was released in Great Britain on March 15, 2004 and in the United States and Canada on June 29, 2004...
  
  
• Le grand journal de Canal+
• Rockwave Festival
  Rockwave Festival
  Rockwave Festival is a rock festival held in Malakassa, Greece, a few miles outside of Athens, Greece. It is one of the most famous music festivals in Greece. The festival's history begins back in 1995, but it had its popularity spread since 2004...
  
   (Greece, Athens) (June 22, 2004)
  • Episode dated September 13, 2004
  • Episode dated October 13, 2004
• Placebo: Androgyny (2005)
• Live 8
  Live 8
  Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
  
   (2005)
• Terra Vibe Festival (Greece, Athens) (September 5, 2006)
• 4Music (2006)
• Rock am Ring
  Rock am Ring
  The Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually in Germany....
  
   (2006)
• Rock im Park (2006)
• Isle of Wight Festival
  Isle of Wight Festival
  The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place every year on the Isle of Wight in England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970. These original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited...
  
   (2006)
• Greenfield Festival
  Greenfield Festival
  The Greenfield Festival is an annual music festival on the outskirts of the Swiss city, Interlaken.- 2005 :* Date: 24. – 26. June 2005* Visitors: 25'500Line-up:* Adam Green* Aereogramme* Alter Bridge* Boss Martians* Breed 77* Bright Eyes...
  
   (2006)
• The Friday Night Project
  The Friday Night Project
  The Sunday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project...
  
  (2006)
• Soccer A.M. (2006)
• Nova Rock Festival
  Nova Rock Festival
  The Nova Rock Festival, also just Nova Rock, is a music festival that has existed since 2005 and takes place each year in June. It is Austria's biggest rock music festivals, and also one of the largest in Europe. It is located in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria, near...
  
   (June 15, 2006)
• Roskilde Festival
  Roskilde Festival
  Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
  
   (Denmark, Roskilde) (July 2, 2006)
• Open'er Festival
  Open'er Festival
  The Heineken Open'er Festival is a music festival which takes place on the North coast of Poland, in Gdynia. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw in 2002 as Open Air Festival. The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art, but the performance took its name...
  
   (July 6, 2006)
• T in the Park
  T in the Park
  T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
  
   (July 8, 2006)
• Oxegen
  Oxegen
  Oxegen is an annual music festival in Ireland held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken. As of 2007, 2008, 2009, the festival has been cited as Ireland's biggest music festival. And by 2009, the festival is cited as the greenest festival, being a 100% carbon neutral event in Ireland. It was previously...
  
   (July 9, 2006)
• Vieilles Charrues Festival
  Vieilles Charrues Festival
  The Vieilles Charrues Festival is held every year in mid-July in the city of Carhaix located in the west of Brittany.This festival is the largest music festival in France, attracting more than 200,000 festival-goers every year . This festival was created in 1992 in Landeleau, a small village in...
  
   (July 21, 2006)
• Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
  Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
  The Festival Internacional de Benicàssim is an annual music festival which takes place in the village of Benicàssim, province of Castelló, Valencian Community in Spain. It focuses mainly on pop, rock and electronica artists, as well as having other elements besides music like short films,...
  
   (July 23, 2006)
• Rock-A-Field (July 25, 2006)
• Leeds Festival
  Reading and Leeds Festivals
  The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
  
   (August 25, 2006)
• Rock'n Coke
  Rock'n Coke
  Rock'n Coke is a Turkish rock festival sponsored by Coca-Cola. It is traditionally held at the Hezarfen Airfield in Istanbul, Turkey.- Festival :Rock'n Coke is a member of the . The festival is organized by the Turkish concert organizer...
  
   (September 3, 2006)
• Moni Lazariston Festival (Greece, Thessaloniki) (June 13, 2007)
• Lyccabetus (Greece, Athens) (June 14, 2007)
• Siesta Festival (May 29, 2009)
• Rock Am Ring
  Rock am Ring
  The Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually in Germany....
  
   (2009)
• Rock Im Park (2009)
• Rockwave Festival
  Rockwave Festival
  Rockwave Festival is a rock festival held in Malakassa, Greece, a few miles outside of Athens, Greece. It is one of the most famous music festivals in Greece. The festival's history begins back in 1995, but it had its popularity spread since 2004...
  
   (Greece, Athens) (June 27, 2009)
• Open'er Festival
  Open'er Festival
  The Heineken Open'er Festival is a music festival which takes place on the North coast of Poland, in Gdynia. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw in 2002 as Open Air Festival. The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art, but the performance took its name...
  
   (July 5, 2009)
• Rock for People
  Rock for People
  Rock for People is one of the biggest rock festivals held annually in the Czech Republic. The festival began in 1995 in the town Český Brod. In 2007 it was moved to the unused airport of Hradec Králové and since that time has welcomed many Czech and world rock stars. In 2007 there were top star...
  
   (July 8, 2009)
• Sziget
  Sziget
  The Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary is one of the largest music and cultural festivals in Europe. It is held every August on the Northern Budapest Óbudai-sziget , a leafy island of 108 hectares on the Danube. Sziget stands for Island...
  
   (August 15, 2009)
• Reading Festival (August 28, 2009)
• Leeds Festival
  Leeds Festival
  Leeds Festival may refer to:*Reading and Leeds Festivals , a rock music festival in Leeds , West Yorkshire, England*Leeds Festival , European classical music festival in Leeds...
  
   (August 30, 2009)
• Soundwave Festival
  Soundwave Festival
  Soundwave Festival, held every year at the Scarborough Spa Ocean Room, Scarborough, UK, is a music and arts festival created by the DIY Collective, a group of young people from around the Scarborough area. It was first held in 1999 on South Bay Beach, Scarborough and was moved to the Spa Complex...
  
   (20, 21, 26, 27 February and 1 March 2010)
• Exit Festival (July 9, 2010)
• Sonisphere Festival
  Sonisphere Festival
  The Sonisphere Festival is a touring music festival which takes place across Europe between June and August. The festival is owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It is jointly-promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live...
  
   (July 31, 2010)
• Pukkelpop Festival
  Pukkelpop
  Pukkelpop is an annual music festival which takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium in mid-to-late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—between a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg—in the village of Kiewit, approximately 7 km north of Hasselt...
  
   (August 19, 2010)
• Two Days A Week Festival (September 4, 2010)
• Earth Theatre w/ Aviv Geffen (Greece, Thessaloniki) (September 10, 2010)
• Rockwave Festival
  Rockwave Festival
  Rockwave Festival is a rock festival held in Malakassa, Greece, a few miles outside of Athens, Greece. It is one of the most famous music festivals in Greece. The festival's history begins back in 1995, but it had its popularity spread since 2004...
  
   (Greece, Athens) (September 11, 2010)
• Huxleys Neue Welt (Germany, Berlin) (August 9, 2011)
• Mercedes-Benz
  Mercedes-Benz
  Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
  
  (Germany, Stuttgart) (August 11, 2011)

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