Brian Molko (created 10 December 1972) is a Belgian-born musician, songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the band Placebo. He’s famous in particular for his nasal, high pitched vocals, androgynous look, and exceptional, Sonic Youth-influenced guitar design as well as tuning.
Molko was created in Brussels, Belgium into a Jewish American father of French-Italian tradition as well as a Scottish Catholic mom. Molko’s family moved often during his youth, growing up in Dundee, Liberia, Lebanon, and Belgium, where they finally settled for a serious number of years in the hamlet of Longeau, only close to the border with Luxembourg, where the youthful Brian spent lots of his youth. This additionally described his power to speak perfect French. Brian Molko has referred to your period spent in his mom’s home town of Dundee, Scotland, as “where I grew up”. Molko on guitar with Placebo in Lyon, November 2009. Along with Hewitt and Olsdal, he’d a part in the 1998 movie Velvet Goldmine, that Placebo performed the T. Rex song “20th Century Boy”. He played Malcolms, a vocalist of the fictional glam rock group, The Flaming Creatures, who resembled the early Alice Cooper group. During Placebo’s live performances, Brian has played several instruments: guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, harmonica and saxophone. Nevertheless, he now plays only guitars live.
Goldsmiths, University of London, International School of Luxembourg, Every You Every Me, Bitter End, Running up That Hill
Nationality
United States of America
Children
Cody Molko
Siblings
Stuart Molko
Nicknames
brian_molko , Molko, Brian
Music Groups
Placebo
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Trademark
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Deep blue eyes
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Black make-up
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Androgynous look
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Quote
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Music is about expressing things you can't in everyday life.
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Placebo is music for outsiders, by outsiders and our gigs are like conventions of outcasts, which is cool.
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If I was a girl I'd still swing both ways anyway.
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We live in a strange bubble.
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If Placebo was a drug, they would no doubt be pure heroin - dangerous, mysterious and totally addictive.
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My dad wanted me to grow up and be a business man like him, my mum wanted me to grow up and go to heaven like her!
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...Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.
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Fact
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Sleeping with ghosts promotional tour around the world. [March 2004]
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Recently played at the Leeds and Reading Festival and currently gearing up for new album released on th 25th October 2004 "Once More With Feeling" Singles collection 1996-2004 [September 2004]
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Currently touring Europe [June 2010]
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On Tour around the world Promoting new Album Sleeping With Ghosts [June 2003]
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Fluent in French due to his upbringing in Luxembourg, he has written and sung a few of Placebo's songs in French as well as English.
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He bought a real telecaster. He plays other instruments such as bass, harmonica, keyboard, saxophone, drums and turntables.
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Taught himself to play guitar; at the age of 16 he got a Telecaster replica as a present from his parents.
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He has also occasionally worked as a disc jockey at clubs.
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In the same year he was voted as 39th of the 50 sexiest rock stars by Kerrang! magazine readers.
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His first child, a boy named Cody, was born in 2005 from Brian's long-term partner, photographer Helena Berg.
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In 2002, he sang the song "The Metric System" by Trash Palace for their CD "Positions". Another song on the same CD, he performed as a duet with Asia Argento, "Je t'aime moi non plus". The song was originally made famous in the 1970s by French singer Serge Gainsbourg & actress Jane Birkin.
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He is lactosintolerant.
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He dyes his hair black.
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Speaks French
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At the age of 17, Brian upped sticks and moved to England to study drama at Goldsmiths in London.
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The early years of Brian's life were spent with him being taken anywhere from Liberia to Lebanon to Luxembourg by his father, an international banker.
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Born 10th of December 1972 to Scottish and American parents
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Played at David Bowie's 50th Birthday Party
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Plays acoustic and electric guitars, Keytar, bass and voice
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Graduated with a degree in drama from Goldsmiths College.
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Lead singer/guitarist of rock band, Placebo
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Placebo: English Summer Rain
2004
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Twenty Years
2004
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Special Needs
2003
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: The Bitter End
2003
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: This Picture
2003
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Black-Eyed
2001
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Slave to the Wage
2000
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Special K
2000
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Taste in Men
2000
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Every You Every Me
1999
Short
Brian Molko
Velvet Goldmine
1998
Malcolm
Placebo: Pure Morning
1998
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: You Don't Care About Us
1998
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Nancy Boy
1997
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: 36 Degrees
1996
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Teenage Angst
1996
Short
Brian Molko
Placebo: Bruise Pristine
1995
Short
Brian Molko
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Placebo: English Summer Rain
2004
Short
Placebo: Twenty Years
2004
Short
Placebo: Special Needs
2003
Short
Placebo: The Bitter End
2003
Short
Placebo: This Picture
2003
Short
Placebo: Black-Eyed
2001
Short
Placebo: Slave to the Wage
2000
Short
Placebo: Special K
2000
Short
Placebo: Taste in Men
2000
Short
Placebo: Every You Every Me
1999
Short
Placebo: Pure Morning
1998
Short
Placebo: You Don't Care About Us
1998
Short
Placebo: Nancy Boy
1997
Short
Placebo: 36 Degrees
1996
Short
Placebo: Teenage Angst
1996
Short
Placebo: Bruise Pristine
1995
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Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Mad Fat Diary
2013-2014
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Kaboom
2010
writer: "The Bitter End"
Hjernevask
2010
TV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode
Violanchelo
2008
writer: "Without You I'm Nothing", "I Know"
Hollow Hell Part 3: Watch Your Step
2007
Video short writer: "Without You I'm Nothing"
Yo soy la Juani
2006
writer: "Pure Morning" - as B. Molko
Alone in Time Part 3: Fear
2006
Video short performer: "Running Up That Hill"
The Chumscrubber
2005
writer: "Pure Morning"
Cruel Intentions
1999
writer: "Every You Every Me"
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Icarus
2015/I
Short producer
Sue's Last Ride
2001
Short executive producer
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Placebo: Loud Like Love
2014
Short original music by
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
House of Boys
2009
director's thanks: very nice casting encounter
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Popkult
2010
TV Series
Himself
Reading and Leeds Festival
2009
TV Series
Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+
2004-2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Quelli che... il calcio
2006
TV Series
Himself - Performer
The Album Chart Show
2006
TV Series
Himself
Placebo: Androgyny
2005
Video documentary
Himself
MTV Europe Music Awards 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself
20h10 pétantes
2004
TV Series
Himself
Placebo: Soulmates Never Die - Live in Paris 2003
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Tout le monde en parle
2003-2004
TV Series
Himself
Double je
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
V Graham Norton
2003
TV Series
Himself
Sendung ohne Namen
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Rive droite - rive gauche
2003
TV Series
Himself
The Kerrang Awards
2002
TV Special
Himself
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1997-2001
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Team Member
Paskvil
2001
TV Series
Himself
Nulle part ailleurs
2000
TV Series
Themselves
Top of the Pops
2000
TV Series
Himself
Rage
1999
TV Series
Himself
SexTV
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Nulle part ailleurs. 1ère partie
1999
TV Series
Himself
Brit Awards 1999
1999
TV Special
Himself / Placebo
Exclusive
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself - interviewee
Jo Whiley
1998
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
Known for movies
Cruel Intentions (1999) as Soundtrack
Placebo: Soulmates Never Die - Live in Paris 2003 (2004) as Himself
$3 Million
A big fat yes.