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Modern Kids, Lyrics - The collaboration between Hotel Persona / Brian Molko off the first record from HP En Las Nubes

Modern kids future freaks
Following media beats
Everything is on the screen
Can’t find a space
The computer erased your heart

We are modern kids
Living through a screen

No need to scour the streets
Your father is out drinking while
Your mother is home
Reading the bible
And you are on your own

Go ahead let your sun shine
You’ve got to do it your own way
Run away don’t hesitate
Run away go run away go run away

Tenement kids flying on e
Pretending they don’t give a shit
Dancing for something to be
So out of place
The computer erased their hearts

We are modern kids
Living through a screen

Grabbing today because tomorrow
Is too far away and you are alone

Go ahead let your sun shine
You’ve got to do it your own way
Run away don’t hesitate
Run away go run away

They’re gonna get you
Not gonna let you go
They’re gonna mess you up
Not gonna let you be yourself
They’re gonna tell you
Try to persuade you
They’re always fucking with your head

Run Away …

Go ahead let your sun shine
You’ve got to do it your own way
Run away don’t hesitate
Run away go run away

Run away …
Grabbing today because tomorrow is too far away

 

En Las Nubes is out on the 5th of May for Spain, and 6th June for Europe.

 

-YAY!

This whole Steve thing is still just hitting me ... I never really thought it would affect me this much.. Really I didn't.

I was listening to Allergic, which is one of my favourite Placebo songs, and I thought 'How the hell are they going to play this without him?' And then I thought 'How the hell are they going to play any of their old songs without him?' When the Steve thing was announced I, of course, was devistated, and since then I think I have been in denial.. (It's like the grieving process! haha) But now I just can't imagine them without him!! It is Brian+Stef+Steve=Placebo... Simple maths... now it's Brian+Stef+??=Placebo.. how can that be!? agghh!  Yes I know I've been over this a million times, but I can;t imagine anyone else behind the drums... Even Robert seems like a dream, and he didn't really count anyway.

I know other bands have different people go in and out of them, but I never thought this applied to Placebo... They are my rock! They can't change...

I think I'm feeling like this, because the new album is about to get underway and the new drummer will be announced and concequently I have been rudely thrown out of my bed of denial and tossed into the world of reality. And I am not liking it.

I wonder if the new drummer will be hated amongst the hardcore Placebo fans.. ?

 

um I'm not too sure how many people use Placebo-Gallery, probably not alot of you, but anywhay here's some news as there is a problem with the site:

From Amanda--

I was tagged by Sappysuperunknown10 ...  I generally don't listen to happy music... I listen to music that reflects my mood, and I'm not a very happy person... hmmm this might be difficult...

12 songs that evoke some happy feelings in me are:

 

12. Little Mo - Placebo 

^ one of <I>the</I> most ridiculous songs ever written... And the fact the Brian changed the lyrics almost everytime it's performed makes me laugh... and his little falsetto voice... "two dollaaarrrr.."

11. Music is Math - Boards of Canada

^ more of a chillout track I think... really groovey

10. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order

^ now this song makes me feel happy... it's bouncy and fun.. and sooo 80s :D

9. A Perfect Day Elise - PJ Harvey

^ not a very happy song I know, but sonically it is. I love it anyway, and it makes me feel sort of joyfull...

8. Hot Hot Hot!!! - The Cure

^ ahhh... memories of bouncing up and down right in front of Robert and pointing at him and yelling hot hot hot! right back at him :) and him smiling at the irony.

7. Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down - Interpol

^ Brilliant brilliant song... A perfect song in my opinion... *dies during chorus* The context of the song makes me laugh.. histerically!... the metaphores used throughout it are just ace!

6.  A Place Called Home - PJ Harvey

^ A comforting song I find.

5. Doing The Unstuck - The Cure

^ Another blatently happy song from The Cure! Makes me feel really fuzzy when I listen to it.

4. Marvellous - Noonday Underground

^ Funny song = happiness

3. White Tornado - R.E.M

^ just descovered this song a few weeks ago.. it's so groovey I love it!

2. Ion - Placebo

^ one of the 2  Placebo songs that I can listen too without feeling some deeper feelings and thinking some deeper thoughts.

1. Mint Car - The Cure

^ I really get high off listening to this song..... it's dangerous I tell you! XD

 

So that's my list... And  the tags are down below

My cat had babies a few weeks ago and I am going to keep one of the little ones... I have no ideas really as to what to call her. I want a name that is really cute and fluffy, like Polly or Elise... But not really common like 'Fluffy' or Daisy... Something sweet and nice...

Any ideas?

 Yes, she is cross-eyed XD

Molko Pour Elle Homme (Jan 17 2001)

He's so vain, but Brian Molko is also one of the most astute men in rock 'n roll. Having put his hedonistic days behind him--honest!--the Placebo mainman talks to Stuart Clark about martyrdom, maturity and Marilyn Manson.

"...Napster, Eminem, the American election, and whether or not I've fucked Marilyn Manson."

Brian Molko is listing the subjects that we won't be discussing during this afternoon's interview. The first three are indeed too yawnsome to contemplate, but the fourth? Rest assured that I'll be doing everything in my journalistic powers to discover if the Little & Large of Goth have been getting jiggy with it.

"I'm not having a go at you 'cause we've only just metbut it amazes me that some writers think they have the right to ask you really personal questions," Molko resumes. "I wouldn't dream of being introduced to you, and five minutes later asking if you take it up the butt. If you volunteer the information, fine, but I'm not going to interrogate you like a criminal."

It's fair to say that the Placebo mainman has the reputation of being a difficult interviewee. Christened The Walking Tantrum by one of the less charitable British inkies, he's had almost as much bad press as Gary Glitter.

"Only in the UK, where pretty much from the start it's been open season on our ass," the panda-eyed one proffers. "They decide what they want you to be, and if you're not prepared to go along with it, you're branded difficult. I don't want this to turn into an anti-journalist rant, but if most of the British ones had their way, I'd still have the Molko bob from '97 and be slumped over the table at showbiz parties. They resent the fact that I've evolved into someone who'd rather be famous for his music than his antics."

It's like certain sections of the media turning on Ash because they're no longer perma-troll-eyed teenagers.

"Do you wanna know who we scored the most drugs off when we were 20 and 22, and got our first record deal? Thirtysomething English journalists. Y'know, throw the seal a fish and watch 'em perform! The hypocrisy is that if one of us, or one of Ash, had died from the illegal substances they so enjoyed us taking, they'd have been the first to go, 'Oh my God, what a tragedy.'"

"There are a lot of people who want to live self-destructive lives through their rock stars, and for that reason have a vested interest in you being strung out all the time," he asserts. "Dave Gahan put it best when he said, 'From down there this life must look glamorous, but up here it's killing me.'"

You've probably got Molko marked down as suffering from a serious Joan of Arc complex, but this is all said without any trace of martyrdom or self-pity. In fact, pressed further on the subject, he admits that Placebo are largely responsible for their own pigeon-holing.

"The gender-bender thing is really tiresome, but then again we started it by writing a song ["Nancy Boy"] about going out on the town and wearing women's clothing," he laughs. Then there are the supposedly throwaway comments that come back to haunt you. "The NME asked Stef and me what the '97 tour was like and we said, 'We left a trail of blood and spunk around the country.' Three years later we're in Japan and the first words that come out of this journalist's mouth are [adopts appalling Oriental accent], 'So, ablaht the tlail of blard and sparnk?' It was the fucking headline and all!"

Much to the chagrin of the ambulance chasing brigade, the blood and spunk of yore has been replaced by a penchant for board games.

"We've invented something called Reservoir Scrabble, which is normal Scrabble combined with outbursts of extreme violence," Molko explains.

"Shagging and ligging get boring. It's like eating cake. You can only have so many slices, in the same way there are only so many parties you can go to, or so many people on the party scene that you can shag without completely running out. I'm getting much more private and being much more reclusive than before and I think to a certain degree I've started feeling a little less sorry for myself. Maybe that s a sign of growing up. We started the band when we were in our early 20s, now we're almost turning 30 and that's a landmark. For us, anyway. Scared of the big 3-0!"

Growing up in public is a tricky business, but Placebo have had a great role model in David Bowie who, lest we forget, drafted them in as support when he played the Hot Press Irish Music Hall of Fame.

"You see him with a beautiful wife, a gorgeous baby and all that money, and think 'bastard!' He's someone who stared into the void, and somehow managed to pull himself back without ruining his body. Being around Bowie teaches you a great deal about what it means to be a star. The guy's worth hundreds of millions of pounds, yet there's no trace of arrogance. He says 'please' and 'thank you' and knows more about music than you, me and everybody we know put together."

Bearing in mind how well his hero's taken to it, how does Brian Molko think he'd cope as a dad?

"Impatient, probably. It's so unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future that I haven't given it much thought. Is there room enough in the world for two Molko-sized egos? I doubt it."

While deeming it too boring to go into today, the 27-year-old has admitted in the past to a sanity-threatening crack habit. His act has subsequently been cleaned up to the extent where his idea of a beezer night out is dinner with friends, fine wine and good conversation.

"The blackest it got was when we were writing Without You I'm Nothing", he confides. "I'm not being over-dramatic when I say that people very nearly died. I've had a few wake-up calls in my time, but boy, that really got me about-turning."

Having besmirched his character in my opening paragraphs, it's incumbent on me to point out that, on today's evidence, Molko is no way the ogre he's been made out to be.

"Most of the people who reckon I'm a wanker haven't met me," he observes. "At first it upset me, but now I think, 'Fuck it, it's better than being ignored.' That's one of the few things in life I couldn't deal with."

Another is having his photo taken sans a make-up artist present. Despite polite calls to management, Hot Press lensman Cathal Dawson has been refused an audience with Molko and his Placebo bandmates.

"Okay, I'm going to hold my hands up and admit that I'm unbearably vain. The thought of appearing on a magazine cover with badly applied eyeliner is too horrible to contemplate."

Would he by any chance be taking the piss out of himself?

"No, although on other occasions I'd definitely benefit from the invention of a 'taking the piss out of myself' typeface. Stuff you say as a joke doesn't always come across that way in print."

Wet dream fodder that they are, Placebo have been inundated with lucrative film offers, among them the chance to play Judas Priest in the new Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston vehicle, Metal Gods.

"It was the worst kind of Hollywood cheese imaginable," he says disdainfully. "They wanted us to be the guys in the band who weren't Rob Halford, which meant jumping into swimming-pools and frolicking with bare-breasted bimbos."

The problem being?

"That we'd already played a glam band in Velvet Goldmine. As proud as I am of that film, it typecast us to such an extent that we only get offered musical roles. I don't want to act what I do every other day of the year."

There's not much that Molko's in the closet about, but is there a secret heavy metal past he'd like to confess to?

"To be honest, I always found it too homophobic. It was obvious that Rob Halford was gay, but he couldn't come right out and say it because Judas Priest's macho-men fans would've stopped buying their records. That said, myself and Tim Wheeler were like kids when we had our photo taken with Ozzy at the Kerrang! Awards. We went to see Black Sabbath do their second-last gig at the Astoria, which was quite amusing. You've got Ozzy shaking uncontrollably, Tony Iommi with his perma-tan and Bill Ward waiting to have another heart attack. What I remember about it most, though, is the stench of patchouli oil mixed with sweat. It's such a heavy metal smell."

The Sabbath boys may have lost the fight for eternal youth, but Brian Molko is still as fresh-faced as when Placebo first burst onto the scene in 1995. What's his advice to those of us who are starting to sag?

"Play lots of ping-pong. We've got a table in a flight-case that we take on tour with us, and like Reservoir Scrabble, it gets pretty scary. My hangovers are definitely worse now than they were five years ago, so I've had to moderate my drinking. As you hit 30, you start to become aware of your responsibilities towards the other members of the band, the fans and everybody who's depending on you for a paycheque. There's been a couple of times recently that I've pulled back from things cause I know that they'll fuck not just me, but everybody else up."

When he looks in the mirror, does he like what he sees?

"Bad hair days aside, yeah, pretty much. Returning to what we were talking about earlier, I'm vain, but not to the point where I can't go out without make-up on."

Which brings us to the meat and two veg of the matter. Is there anything he'd like to tell us about his relationship with Marilyn Manson?

"Ah, the 'Did I fuck him?' question," he says almost triumphantly. "I've a stock response to such speculation, which is to neither confirm nor deny it. I certainly have a lot of admiration for the way he goes about his business. He's ruthless, Machiavellian and great fun to be around. Humour isn't something that's normally associated with Marilyn Manson, but he's got an incredibly dry wit.

"Whatever about the guy's music, he has to be applauded for putting a fist up the Moral Majority of America s arse. They're the modern-day Satan, not him."

Amen to that!
--Stuart Clark

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Someone made an episode like thing of Placebo visiting South Park.....

http://rachelsummers77.livejournal.com/105615.html

 

Note Brian's tops change every screen shot... hahahah...

I love it!! And Robert Smith is in it!!! : ) : )

 

Take a look at it.... I made it... I think it's hilarious....

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1449765047

Credit to Placebocity

 

'Placebo’s first album was recorded in 1996 in Dublin-Westland Studios. Could you tell us more about the recording, which memories do you keep about it?'

'The recording of the album was a fairly rushed job, and it would have been better to spend a little bit more time getting certain things right (I think the drums should have been played better!) but that’s what most bands say anyway. I was sharing a flat in Dublin with Brad Wood the producer whom I got on well with, whilst Stefan and Brian shared another place together.  We spent two weeks recording and then went back to London to mix for two weeks.  We took off halfway through the recording to go to Austin to play South by South West out of which we managed to get our publishing deal. It was non-stop.'

'More specifically, what are your best and worst memories as a member of Placebo? '

'My best memories include the initial sense of disbelief when things started taking off.  It happened so quickly:  We recorded our first demo in April 95 (seven months after forming) and were picked up by our managers in June 95.  We hadn’t even recorded our debut album and were invited by Bowie to do four dates with him in Italy in February 96.  All he had heard was our demo, which he loved.  So we basically went from playing small places in the UK, to playing arenas, literally overnight.   I guess there was a sense of having a world of opportunity at our feet.  A lot of people, notably our managers and the record company, seemed determined to make Placebo successful.  However, this was all very stressful at the same time because the relationship between Brian and me was never easy and it led to there being a tense atmosphere a lot of the time.  We were both proud and opinionated and seemed to lock horns over most issues.  I always knew my time in the band was going to be limited.'

'In 2006, the first album was re-released with additional B-sides and rarities. How did you feel when you first heard about this project?'

'Alex, their manager first told me about this at a Young Gods gig I went to in June 2006.  I was delighted to hear about it as it seemed to me the record company thought it was the band’s best piece of work and that it needed to be reappraised.  However, I’m aware that the re-release coincided with the end of Placebo’s five album deal with Virgin, so there was an obvious marketing motive on behalf of the record company, but it certainly didn’t bother me.'

'What are your favourite songs on the album?'

My favourite song has always been Swallow.  The first version of this Brian and Stefan recorded on acid when I was in Germany for a month in September ’94 visiting an ex-girlfriend of mine. When I heard it, I thought it was amazing:  it really did something for me.  The vocal sounding genuinely fucked up repeated over that eery bass motif and cool harmonics on the guitar (there were no drums on it).  I believe Brian played bass on that, and Stefan the guitar.  We never played it live because we could never really replicate the vibe of the original recording, even though I’m happy with the album version.
Out of the faster tracks I suppose Bruise Pristine was my favourite to play, along with Come Home.

'According to some rumours you left after having repeated rows with Brian. Could you tell us what exactly happened?'

I was fired.  I left initially in September 95, but just around then we were offered to record our first single (Bruise Pristine) so I felt I needed to at least have accomplished one release with the band.  Upon rejoining (after having left for two weeks) things really started taking off.  Unfortunately, we had a big argument in August 1996 just before going to record our first TV show (the White Room).  Brian said he couldn’t stand to play with me anymore and I said more or less, that the band was not solely his to decide what to do with.  Incredibly, I volunteered to get therapy in order to be able to deal with the ‘situation’ (him) better to which he replied he “did not have time for me to sort my head out”, clearly taking no responsibility for his own behaviour/actions.  I suggested (and we ‘agreed’) that we carry on playing together until December 96 and complete the promotion of the album and see if things could improve by then. 
In September 96 we had our first US tour for two weeks and the first date was in New York.  The atmosphere was super tense and I could tell something was up as Brian was no longer making the slightest effort to be agreeable.  I asked Stefan what was going on and if I would be doing the German tour (after the US tour) just before going on stage, and he just said ‘no, you’re not’.  I did two more shows with the band in Paris after the US tour at the manager’s request, the last one being a performance on “Nulle Part Aillleurs”. Brian has said that he was “tired of being the focus of Robert’s rages against the world” and quite frankly, I was tired of being his!
If you’re wondering where Stefan stood in all of this, he was tired of being piggy in the middle.

 

'The group carried on for 10 years with Steve Hewitt, had you ever expected the band would become so successful?'

There was a lot of good will behind Placebo.  A lot people were determined to make a success of it, including the band obviously, so it was hardly surprising.  And they have written some good pop songs after all!

'Since the first album, Placebo’s sound evolved a lot and some fans who knew the band from the very beginning have felt increasingly disappointed. Have you met a lot of people who share this point of view?'

'I have met many, though I guess the fans who talk to me are more likely to say that kind of thing (rather than saying the band are way better now).  However, it has been a great source of comfort and vindication for me to meet people who share this point of view.'

'What is your personal opinion about the band’s evolution?'

Some good stuff, some not so good.

'Nowadays, more and more people tend to consider that rock is dead. The “Sex, Drugs & Rock’n’roll” motto is not as influential as it used to be in the 70s and 80s. What do you think about new bands, about the way they deal with this heritage?'

'I’m not sure about sex drugs and rock’n’roll not being as influential as it used to be.  Being in a band will always attract the other two, whether or not those are your reasons for starting a band in the first place.  I think the motto gained its notoriety back in the 70’s because it was happening on uncharted territory, and has since become a tired cliché that I guess most bands are aware of.  There is no point trying to be crazier than Keith Moon, it’s already been done.'

'Are there any bands or artists you really like and would like to tell us about?'

'There is a French band based over here in London called John and Jehn who I think are great who have a cool dark poppy sound.  Worth checking out.'

'Apart from being a professional drummer and playing the didgeridoo (when can hear it in I Know) do you play any other instruments?'

'I play the guitar as well.  In fact I tend to play more guitar than drums, though the drums are where I feel most comfortable.  I’m unlikely to perform live on the guitar but enjoy plucking away most days.'

'What  other ventures have you undertaken after your collaboration with Placebo? We heard that you played with the band Lomax and that an album was released in 2003…
'Could you tell us more about your ambitions and projects?'

'Lomax was a great band to play in as we had a lot of fun, but it couldn’t last as Paul Epworth’s (singer/guitarist) production career took off with him producing Bloc Party, Futureheads, the Rakes, etc.  I’m now playing in a new band with Jon the bass player from Lomax and a guitarist called Mike who used to be in Hope of the States, though we are still nameless.  The stuff we’re doing is quite experimental with the use of loops and effect pedals to create soundscapes whilst we thrash about over the top.  We are making steady progress and plan to be playing live soon.
I’m also playing in an electro-rock project called Cristine (ndPlacebocity : MySpace Cristine) with a French friend of mine.  We’ve got two singles being released through new label Mute Irregulars (subsidiary of Mute records).  The sound is a Velvetsey/Jesus and Mary chain vibe over an electro backdrop.'

'Steve Hewitt left Placebo during the summer. If Brian and Stef offered you the job, would you accept? Why? '

'If there was a musical chemistry there, and if our demons could be restrained, it would be great, but I don’t think it’s gonna happen.'

*im writing this more so i can remember it... not to show off to anyone or anything, lol*

well... ive just gotten back from seeing The Cure live..... oohhh myyy.... it was FABULOUS!!!!

tomorrow ill post pics.... i was at the front... like on the friking rail... it was awesome.

the concert started at 7:45 pm... and had a maximum capacity of 3000 people... it wasnt sold out...

we got there at 4:30ish... hardly anybody was there, which was a great releif as i was so petrified about not getting in the front row... hahaha... i had General Admission tickets of course ;) we waited and waited and i met this really nice girl and we talked and talked, which was grand, coz i was simply bursting with excitement.

at about 7 the doors opened and we all rushed in... i got front rail... right IN FRONT of Robert :) ohhh my i could not believe it! and still  cant :)

i am in shock... but i great type of shock indeed...which is probably why this recount is shite... lol..

anyway they came out... and well.... played! i really cant remember all the songs.... there were like 30 of them :) :) robert was wearing an awesome black skirt over black pants and his usual shirt, he had these most gorgeous silver metal stars pinned on to his shirt pocket, cuffs, and skirt.. ooohhh and he had boots to DIE for.. i swear!

 

i was this close *holds fingers up a centimeter away from eachother* from getting the set list at the end... the fuking guy pointed at me then at another chick next to me, and she got it.... *grrrr bitch*

during Fascination Street,  i was waving  the flag i made, at Robert when he came over to me and looked right down at me and smiled.... like a meter away from me! fuuuck! i blew him a kiss... it was so damn surreal... he just smiled at me for like 10 seconds... and i just beamed back at him... i think he was saying thanks for making the flag as i was the only person who did make a flag :) i thought other  people would have gone to some effort, but they didnt!

anyway... during Pictures Of You, Robert was crying. i  really felt so sad for him... :( he had tears streaked down his face the whole time he was singing...

during Why Cant i Be You? he stared at me again! oh my i felt so special! ha. when he said "why cant i be you" i did the obvious thing and pointed at him... he just half smiled/stared back at me... ohhh it was majical. hahahah... but not as great as the first time... that was really cool :) :)

any way seeing as i dont have the set list, ill have to wait for someone else to post it somewhere...

the set list was.....

 

Tape (Intro)
Open
Fascination Street
Alt end
The Blood
A Night Like This
A Walk
The End of The World
Lovesong
Pictures of You
Lullaby
Never Enough
The Figurehead
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea  (i nearly DIED when they started doing this one <3 <3)
The Baby Screams
Push
InBetween days
Friday Im in Love
Just Like Heaven
If only tonight we could sleep
The Kiss (which was soooooOOOooo effing WONDERFUL) Simon looked and said yes to Robert, then Robert launched into the lyrical part of the song...ohhhhhh..... )
Us or Them
Wrong Number
One Hundred Years,
End

Encore 1
Hot Hot Hot
Lets Go To Bed
Close to Me
WCIBY

Encore 2
3 Imaginary Boys
Fire in Cairo
Boys don’t Cry
Jumping Someone elses train
Grinding Halt
10:15
Killing an Arab (other)

 

 

i am soooo HIGH right now... just from seeing them...

agghh! its over too quickly!!!

after, we went outside to the gate where we thought they'd leave from... afew other people were waiting there too... then a pizza van rocked up...and dissappeared into the "Authorised Only" part (where Robert and the gang were) ha! how cute! they ordered pizza! <3

so we waited and waited.. but nothing, then we decided that it would be a grand i dea to go home.. as we were all sore and our feet ached from standing and jumping and doing what you do :)

 

i have no disk space on my computer, so i cant download the pics and vids, hahahaha.... bloody Placebo! ive got toooo many live gigs of theirs <3

 

 

 

What do you remember of the previous performance here?

I remember it very well. It was good. But i think that now the place is better. Because the hall in which we played the first time was with sitting places and wasn't suitable for a rock concert. Now were at a better place to rock.

Do you take 'Meds' while writing the music?

Well, before - yes. Now - no.

What do you cure with meds - the album is very melancholic...

Yes. Well, actually most of the music i write is melancholic. Because i use writing of songs as a way to cope with reality and to canalize my own melancholy. Because i am a depressive and melancholic character. All emotions i vent - that's because i use the music like a kind of a therapy.

There are very contrasting opinions - a great part of the fans say that 'Meds' and 'Sleeping With Ghosts' are your best albums, and for others they are worse than the previous ones. What do you think?

Well not only me but the whole band like every other band imagines and believe that the last album is really the best one, after all.

Who will be the producer of your next project?

We don't know, yet. But the work with Dimitrii (Tokovoi) was great.

Many musicians have problems with the labels. How do you get along with yours?

I can't answer to that question because we are looking for a label...We don't have any recording contracts.

Electronic or hard, old-school sound?

For studio recordings - old-school for sure.

How the internet changed the band?

Made us poorer.

Which is more important - the concerts or the new recordings.

I think that the live performances are going to be much more important in the future. Because nobody wants to buy music anymore...

What brings more money at the moment then?

At the moment, the tour. Definitely.

How much make-up do you put on in your private life?

Oh, not much. It depends on how bad is the state of my skin.

Might it be very bad?

Oh yes, very bad sometimes haha.

How do you get up?

I open my eyes.

How do you go to bed?

I close my eyes.

What do you read in the toilet?

Magazines. I don't like going to the toilet. That's why i always take something to read. If i can't i read the labels of the shampoos.

With which head do you think?

The bigger one.

When do you 'don't want to wake up' ?

There used to be a lot of that. But now i'm better. That last time was around an year ago, but i don't want to talk about the circumstances which drove me to this state, at all.

You are?

Whoever i choose to be.

He speaks french fluently.

Brian is part Italian, his dad's mom lives in Italy, and according to Stefan, he can cook a wicked red pasta sauce.

Brian' s guitars are named Bitch, Tattoo, Goddess and Louise... (another one was called Bertie (in the bitter end) but it got broken.

Brian's height is 5 feet, 6 inches.

Brians older brother Barry takes care of his finances.

He has a degree in Drama. He attended Goldsmith's college in London. He likes to act, and has experimented with filmmaking. - He directed the short film 'Sues' Last Ride'.

He sang and played naked while recording "Bruise Pristine".

He is a Louise Brooks fan- hence the guitars' name.

He dosen't drive.

He likes to dance.

His favorite type of food is Indian.

He has chronic problems with his tonsils and fragile ribs.

Once fell asleep in a bad position, woke up with a compressed vertebrae, he lost all feeling in half his head.

He enjoy watching TV shows like The Simpsons and Star Trek and South Park

His favorite film is La Haine and he also enjoy films by David Lynch.

Brian was/is vegetarian?? not sure about this one

His parents are separated.

He lost his virginity in Luxembourg to an older French girl - Carole, 16 -at the age of 14 while his parents were out, they went out for a year.

He had his first homosexual encounter at 16.

He learnt all "the spine-tingling triptych of sex and drugs and rock 'n roll" in Britain.

During the 1997 Tour he spent £700 a week on drugs whereas his wages were only £20 a day.

His favorite fantasy involves "multiple people of both sexes, all of them famous -a mass orgy-".

He came up with the "Pure Morning" video scenario.

He cried during the shooting of "36 Degrees" and "You don' care about us". Freezing water- bad effects on... he he he