Interesting Placebo Facts…

 ● Steve’s previous bands are ‘The Mystic Deckchairs’, ‘The Electric Crayons’, ‘Breed’, ‘K-Klass’ and ‘The Boo Radleys’.

● They all have one elder brother.

● Stefan ruined any chances of the band supporting the ‘Smashing Pumpkins’ as he bounded up to Billy Corgan, who he called ‘Billy Pumpkin’, with backstage passes on his nipples and asked “Well Billy, has shaving your hair affected the way you write music?” Mr Corgan was not impressed and blanked him. Though in Stefan’s defence, he was drunk.

● Brian got hit by a car when he was 8 years old. He remembers everything just slowing down and he thought he was going to die.

● Placebo got their record deal on January 23rd 1995.

● Their first official gig was at the ‘Rock Garden’ in Covent Garden. 51 weeks after that performance, they were signed to ‘Hut Recordings’.

● Steve once threw a fan in a fountain in Australia. It was after a gig, and they kept pestering him for an autograph. He politely said that he was too tired, but the fan was persistent. So he grabbed the fan and threw them in a near-by fountain. Where the security guard yelled at the fan “There’s no swimming allowed in there mate!!”

● They lost their virginities at the following ages:
i)Brian – 14
ii)Steve – 13
iii)Stefan – 19

● Brian is 5ft6”
● Stefan is 6ft4”

● Brian names his guitars, most of them are girls, called Snow White, Bitch, Goddess, Louise and Angel. Though he does have one gay guitar, which is pink and is called ‘Bertie’. All of his guitars are older than him.

● They all smoke Marlboro Lights.

● They love vodka.

● Brian did have a photo session to model for Calvin Klein. Though the pictures were never used, as the clothes seemed to drown him.

● Brian prefers to wear women’s clothes, as they fit better.

● They have their own record label called ‘Elevator Music’.
 

There are other facts to be found in the Forum in ‘Anything About ‘cebo’.