Who Is Brian Molko’s Girlfriend? Everything Known About His Partners and Family
Molko's instinct to guard his domestic world owes much to his mentor, David Bowie. In 1995, Bowie heard Placebo's initial demo tape and invited the young trio to support him on tour before they had even released a debut album. Bowie recognized an artistic sibling in Molko, seeing a performer unafraid to challenge sexual norms through rock music.
Bowie taught Molko practical lessons about surviving fame. Chief among them was preserving personal mystery. Bowie demonstrated that theatrical honesty on stage did not require surrendering one's private life to journalists. When Molko stepped back from the party scene in the late 2000s, he adopted Bowie’s philosophy: let the art carry the provocation, and keep domestic relationships behind closed doors.