Genesis P-Orridge
| Genesis Breyer P-Orridge | |
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P-Orridge performing with Throbbing Gristle in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Neil Andrew Megson |
| Also known as | DJ Doktor Megatrip, Megs'on, P. Ornot, PT001, Vernon Castle, Shirley Ghostman |
| Born |
22 February 1950 Victoria Park, Longsight, Manchester, UK |
| Genres | Experimental, industrial, avant-garde, psychedelic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, performance artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, clarinet, synthesizer, violin, vibraphone |
| Years active | 1965–2009 |
| Labels | Industrial, Temple Records, Wax Trax! |
| Associated acts | COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Thee Majesty, Splinter Test, Pigface |
| Website | www |
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, and occultist. After rising to notability as the founder of the COUM Transmissions artistic collective and then fronting the industrial band Throbbing Gristle, P-Orridge was a founding member of Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth occult group, and fronted the experimental band Psychic TV. P-Orridge identifies as third gender.
Born in Manchester, P-Orridge developed an early interest in art, occultism, and the avant-garde while at Solihull School. After dropping out of studies at the University of Hull, they moved into a counter-cultural commune in London and adopted Genesis P-Orridge as a nom-de-guerre. On returning to Hull, P-Orridge founded COUM Transmissions with Cosey Fanni Tutti, and in 1973 they relocated to London. COUM's confrontational performance work, dealing with such subjects as sex work, pornography, serial killers, and occultism, represented a concerted attempt to challenge societal norms and attracted the attention of the national press. COUM's 1976 Prostitution show at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts was particularly vilified by tabloids, gaining them the moniker of the "wreckers of civilization." P-Orridge's band, Throbbing Gristle, grew out of COUM, and were active from 1975 to 1981 as pioneers in the industrial music genre. In 1981, P-Orridge co-founded Psychic TV, an experimental band that from 1988 onward came under the increasing influence of acid house.
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