Quotes by Brian Molko

• I believe very strongly that when it comes to desire, when it comes to attraction, that things are never black and white, things are very much shades of grey.
• So, then you find yourself in a situation where you have to do things because they're on offer to you, because you don't have much self-respect left. You just can't say no, even to something that you've never done before. You just can't help yourself.
• We live in a strange bubble.
• Being so honest in my writing is cathartic.
• The more you'll dress up the more fun you'll have.
• Dresses, I find, are impractical in social situations, but I enjoy wearing them a great deal on stage.
• Placebo is music for outsiders, by outsiders and our gigs are like conventions of outcasts, which is cool.
• My mouth has a tendency to get me into trouble, but because I'm so small and I take on people who are lager than me. If someone punched me, I'd get my drummer beat them up.
• Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself.
• I refuse to be held responsible for bringing back a wave of pasty-faced people into the world.
• I love being a freak. It's great!
• I guess the line between being paranoid and being a rock star is smaller than one would expect.
• I feel very comfortable with the way I look, and I feel very comfortable with the kind of confusion that it creates in people's minds.
• There's a hell of a lot of freedom in this rock and roll circus... it's where all the freaks go - it's the environment for me.
• I'm tired of being around men all the time. I'm going to start a band called Skirt with three girls and I'll play the guitar and sing backing vocals in drag. I went window shopping when I was in New York, saw a lot of amazing dresses.