Genesis Breyer P-Orridge

Real Name:

Neil Andrew Megson

Profile:

English singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist, born 22 February 1950 in Manchester, England, UK. He legally changed his name by deed poll to Genesis P-Orridge on 5 January 1971.

Cultural engineer, merry prankster, wrecker of civilisation, anti-Pope of the Temple ov Psychic Youth, musical pioneer - s/he is arguably one of the most important icons of alternative culture of the latter quarter of the 20th Century and beyond. With Coum Transmissions, s/he challenged social boundaries with art; with Throbbing Gristle, s/he played a part in fundamentally redefining music; as the core of Psychic TV, s/he brought this challenge to the mainstream, ultimately becoming a seminal influence on the dance music sub-culture in the UK. S/he courted controversy with pictures of hir piercings in the RE:Search book "Modern Primitives", experimental video projects led to hir eight-year exile from the UK, a near-death experience led to hir engaging in extreme body modification, along with hir new wife Lady Jaye, to become the pandrogyne. For over 30 years, Genesis has done the unexpected, challenged everything and s/he continues to do so.

In 2003, Genesis P-Orrdige changed hir identity to Genesis/Djin Breyer P-Orridge along with life partner Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge (a.k.a. Mother Jack/Miss Jackie). S/he began a performance series called Breaking Sex that was initiated by both hir and Lady J. Breyer. This project is about re-union and re-solution of male and female to a perfecting hermaphroditic state and has been named Pandrogeny by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. The project includes having surgeries that blur the lines between their sexes and bring them nearer to being one physically. S/he also relaunched Psychic TV as PTV3 in 2003.

Sites:

genesisbreyerporridge.com

Aliases:

David Brooks, DJ Doktor Megatrip, Neil Andrew Megson, P. Ornot, PT001, Vernon Castle

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