(The group bears no relationship to the Canadian all-female band of the same name - no matter how effeminate Molko makes himself look.) They appeared determined to give Suede a run for their money, with a flamboyantly glam image and emotionally ambivalent lyrics about sex, drugs and decadence. The duo recruited English drummer Robert Schultzberg (who was born in Switzerland and had known Olsdal at school in Sweden) and started out calling their new group Ashtray Heart (after the Captain Beefheart song) before settling on the name Placebo. Swedish bassist/keyboardist Stefan Olsdal and Belgian-born singer/guitarist Brian Molko - the son of an American father and a Scottish mother - met at the American International School of Luxembourg, but didn’t actually become friends until they reconnected in London several years later. ![]() Placebo’s back story is about as multi-national as can be.
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