‘Guys would think I was a girl then get aggressive when they found out my name was Brian’: how Placebo made Nancy Boy

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:17:45 GMT

‘I thought I could regain some power by writing a celebration of debauchery that was so brazenly sexual it would infuriate the people who insulted me’Nancy Boy was about reclaiming the homophobic insults that were hurled at me every time I went out because I had long hair and wore eyeliner and nail polish. I’d walk into a bar and people would react vociferously, or guys would think I was a girl then get really aggressive when they found out my name was Brian. I thought I could regain some power by writing a celebration of debauchery that was so brazenly sexual it would piss off the people who insulted me even more. Continue reading...

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