He has also occasionally worked as a disc jockey at clubs.Īlong with Hewitt and Olsdal, he had a small role in the 1998 film Velvet Goldmine, for which Placebo performed the T.Rex song "20th Century Boy". Fluent in French due to his upbringing in Luxembourg, Molko has written and sung a few of Placebo's songs in French as well as English. He plays other instruments such as bass, harmonica, keyboard, saxophone, drums and turntables. Molko taught himself to play guitar at the age of 16, he got a Telecaster replica as a present from his parents. More recent musical tastes include electro-clash artist Peaches, Queens of the Stone Age, Mogwai, The Cribs, Sad Gray and many others. Other musical influences include Depeche Mode, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Deus (band), Dead Kennedys, the Beastie Boys, Serge Gainsbourg, PJ Harvey, The Velvet Underground, Joy Division, The Stooges and The Pixies. He also mentioned that at the age of seven Kiss was the first band he ever fell in love with. During a XFM takeover show in December 2009 Molko mentioned that his biggest influence is Sonic Youth and that his band probably wouldn't exist without them. Molko and Stefan Olsdal had both attended AISL (though they were never friends) when Molko moved to London, he ran into Olsdal at South Kensington tube station and invited him to one of his gigs in a club, which he played with Steve Hewitt.
Molko initially attended the European School of Luxembourg but had to leave due to excessive bullying he later attended the American International School of Luxembourg (AISL)and went on to study drama at Goldsmiths College in London. While Molko was brought up in a strict household that disapproved of artistic expression (his father wanted him to become a banker) he rebelled by affecting an androgynous image, wearing nail polish lipstick and eyeliner, and listening to punk. He describes his childhood as a period when he felt very lonely and alienated his first performing experiences were through acting in a school drama theater.
Brian Molko has referred to a period spent in his mother's home town of Dundee, Scotland, as "where I grew up". Born to an American international banker father of French-Italian heritage and a Scottish mother, Molko's family moved frequently during his childhood including spells in Scotland, Liberia, Lebanon and Luxembourg.
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