Genesis P-Orridge
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, and occultist. P-Orridge was known as the founder of the COUM Transmissions artistic collective and frontman of seminal industrial band, Throbbing Gristle.
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 P-Orridge in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Neil Andrew Megson |
| Also known as | DJ Doktor Megatrip, Megs'on, P. Ornot, PT001, Vernon Castle. |
| Born | 22 February 1950 Victoria Park, Manchester, England |
| Died | 14 March 2020 (aged 70) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Experimental, industrial, avant-garde, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, performance artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, clarinet, synthesizer, violin, vibraphone |
| Years active | 1965–2020 |
| Labels | Industrial, Temple Records, Wax Trax! |
| Associated acts | COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Thee Majesty, Splinter Test, Pigface |
| Website | www |
They were also a founding member of Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth occult group, and fronted the experimental band Psychic TV.
P-Orridge identifies as third gender.[a]
In October 2017, P-Orridge was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia.[4] They died from the disease on 14 March 2020 in New York City, aged 70.[5]
Genesis P-Orridge Media
Solihull School, which P-Orridge attended in the mid-1960s
Genesis P-Orridge posing in Japan
PTV3 live in Germany 2004: Alice Genese, G. P-Orridge, Markus Persson
Notes
- ↑ In accordance with their work on the Pandrogyne Project, P-Orridge now identifies using the pronouns "s/he", "h/er", and "h/erself".[1] These pronouns have been used when discussing P-Orridge in The Guardian, and The New Yorker. However, P-Orridge is still referred to using male pronouns in older sources, such as those of journalist Erica Orden, the historian Dave Evans,[2] and the religious studies scholar Christopher Partidge.[3] Alternately, the journalist Camille Dodero used female pronouns when referring to P-Orridge.
References
- ↑ "Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Home". Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Evans 2007, p. 98–102.
- ↑ Partridge 2013.
- ↑ Farley, Donovan (20 October 2017). "Throbbing Gristle & Psychic TV founder Genesis Breyer P-Orridge announces leukemia diagnosis". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ↑ Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Dead at 70