Biography
Brian Molko is an extravagant soloist of the Placebo group, which became famous in the late 1990s. The androgynost of Vocalist attracted the attention of fans of uncommon manifestations and protest, and those who follow the novelties of British music were fascinated by melody and texts of compositions. The 2000s became a real moment of glory for Brian Molko. Duet with Timo Maus brought a singer success from the Russian audience. Their joint creation of "First Day" is still popular.Childhood and youth
Brian was born on December 10, 1972 in Brussels. Boy's father is an American banker of Italian-French origin. The family had the opportunity to travel and live in different countries of Europe and the world. For some time, Brian watched the course of life in Lebanon, Liberia, Scotland and other states, while the family had not settled in Brussels.
Father dreamed that Brian and his brother would be able to go in the footsteps of the parent and will also become financiers. The eldest son, Stuart, embodied the idea of his father and became the owner of his own company. Brian's soul lay more for creativity. Perhaps this was influenced by the mother, which because of Catholic beliefs in his youth was forced to refuse the dream to become a dancer.
When Brian was 5 years old, parents divorced, and together with his mother, the boy moved to Luxembourg. After a couple of years, he was given to study in a private school. In a closed educational institution, the young man was not easy. Odnoklassniki did not take it, considering the man not their circle, because the usual boyish interests were not carried away. He loved the theater, was closed, did not want to participate in sports games. At 11 years old, Molko made his debut on stage in the school play on the play of William Shakespeare. The young man was interested experiments: he was cleverly controlled with makeup and even tried a female dress.
The mother tried to instruct the Son on the True path, leading him to the church, recorded him on religious meetings. She wanted to grow a priest, but Bryan's Bunarian spirit rebelled against these plans, which greatly influenced the relationship with his mother afterwards. The guy saw himself as an actor. He moved to London, where he studied on dramatic courses in Goldsmith college.
Alive from the family, the possibility of open expression was clear. Thus, a well-known fan androgic image appeared. The youth experiments were reflected in the subsequent artist's work. Bright eyeliner, painted nails, lipstick on the lips have become attributes of his visual appearance on the stage.
Music
In the musical sphere, the main interest for Brian was represented areas of rock and alternatives. Heavy guitar melodies were inspirational sounds for him. Random meeting in 1994 with Stefan Olsdalem, a former classmate from the Luxembourg school, became a sign for the creative biography of the artist.
Music tastes of young people coincided. In order to cooperate the drummer of Steve Hewitt, ambitious guys created a musical team called Placebo. According to rumors, other names were originally considered, among which were and Ashtray Heart.
The first demo helped to make an important step in a quarry: Hut Records suggested signing a contract. Hewitt decided to leave the team, so Robert Schulzberg took his place, and in the new part of the band recorded the debut album. The first plate, the same name with the name of the group, took the 5th place in the British top chart, which was a great achievement for the newly minted team.
After a while it became obvious that the new team member does not fit into it, and the musicians persuaded Hewitt to return to the team. In 1988, the 2nd album "Worthout You I'm Nothing" was recorded. The main goal of Placebo for this period was the conquest of the US musical market. Fans of alternative rock music did not leave the plate of the group. The degree of its demand was much higher in comparison with the debut disk.
Brian brought acquaintance with the famous David Bowie. Their duet with a molko gave the group worldwide fame. As an invited guest, Placebo spoke at the anniversary of Bowie, held in 1997 at Madison Square Garden. Several follow-up joint speeches with the legend entered the name of the team in the history of music. The group was also perpetuated in the Velvet Goldmann film.
In 1998, the team began cooperation with the music label Virgin Records. The 1999 Musicians devoted to the creation of the 3rd album. The Black Market Music plate was published in the UK in 2000, and in 2001 appeared in the American market. Brian Nololy managed to create a bright image for the group and resume interest in the Glam-Rock of the 1970s due to non-standard appearance and the individual creative style of the team. The song "Every You Every Me" has become a soundtrack for the film "Brutal Intent".
Personal life
Brian Molko is an outstanding creative personality, so his personal life is in the area of constant attention of the public. The first love of the young man met at the age of 16. After a time, he, cognizing himself, tried to decide on the orientation, and now in an interview openly declares that Bisexual. Vocalist has a Cody's son. The boy was born in 2005, his mother became Helena Berg.
Musician - inspirational nature. For the creation of new compositions, it was pushed by the appearance of a child. The lullabies performed by Molko were devoted to him. The birth of the firstborn changed the artist, who now felt a close connection with the boy, and the created songs became real hits. Brian is able to see the hidden meaning and find motivation for new essays in any trifles, even in the quotes of contemporaries, and this affects his ability to easily create a new hit.
The creative life of musicians often assumes the permissiveness and expansion of the usual framework. Brian's prone to experiments had addiction to forbidden drugs, which the media frankly stated. At a certain period, there were no prohibitions for the musician even for heavy drugs. The name of the album "MEDS" has become a provocative and sounded like angry with light preparations, viewing even in the clips of the team.
In 2003, Brian stated that the use of psychotropic drugs was associated with psychological problems. Doctors diagnosed by the musician depression. In 2016, the artist told fans and journalists that he could overcome his addiction.
Brian's growth - 168 cm, and weight fluctuates depending on the load tension.
Brian Molko now
Placebo Group actively performs concerts in Europe and the USA. As part of the tour in 2016, the team visited Russia, then gave concerts in England and Ireland. Songs of the Molko, recorded as a lulled, were the most demanded compositions at these events.
In 2017, the group arrived with concerts in Mexico, and then traveled again through the cities of Europe with a tour of the tour. Brian Molko and Placebo performed at the Rockwave Greek Festival. He followed 7 concerts in Australia. Brian gave 2 concerts on Rockwave, then along with his colleagues spoke at the Meltdown festival. 2018 was saturated for musicians. For the summer, they visited Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland and Italy.
Over time, Brian has long changed the style, and his image has become less causing. Fans who created the fan pages in "Instagram" and other social networks will remember his hobbies, but with interest there are any changes occurring in the image of the idol, and publish its new photos.
Discography
- 1996 - "Placebo"
- 1998 - "Worthout You I'm Nothing"
- 2000 - "Black Market Music"
- 2003 - "Sleeping WITH Ghosts"
- 2006 - "MEDS"
- 2009 - "Battle for the Sun"
- 2013 - "Loud Lye Love"