Born to parents involved in theatre and music, Megson's father, Ron, was a Jazz musician who liked Bebop and Nat King Cole. A photograph of Megson, age five, appears on the cover of the CD A Hollow Cost. Interest in the occult began as a teen, attending Solihull School; one grandmother was a medium. Hir early confrontational performance work with COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s - early 1970s along with the original Industrial band Throbbing Gristle, which dealt with subjects such as prostitution, pornography, serial killers and occultism, generated controversy.
Later musical work with Psychic TV received wider exposure, including some chart-topping singles. GP-O can be found on well over 200 releases, including a number of films.
In 1971, P-Orridge met William S. Burroughs after a brief correspondence. One of the most significant outcomes of these exchanges was Burroughs's introduction of P-Orridge to Brion Gysin. Gysin would become a major influence upon P-Orridge's ideas and works and was hir primary tutor in magick.
On 04 November 2009, it was announced that Genesis Breyer P'Orridge is retiring from touring in any and all bands including Throbbing Gristle & Psychic TV to concentrate on art, writing and music.
P-Orridge dropped out of the University of Hull in 1969 and joined Exploding Galaxy, a commune in London's Islington Park Street. Members abandoned all normal modes of living, all notions of privacy, and Britain's class structure. Discipline was expected and costumes were the norm, as was role-playing and a rejection of all forms of social convention.
P-Orridge returned to Hull and formed a prankster collective which eventually included Cosey Fanni Tutti. Tutti and P-Orridge became the focus of COUM events and transformed COUM from a music and theatre operation into more of a performance art group with a focus on sex, taboos, and the paranormal. In 1973 they were joined by Hipgnosis's Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson[artist/]. Throbbing Gristle was formed on September 3, 1975 at the ICA as a four-piece rock band.
P-Orridge and Tutti's living and work space was the mailing address of Industrial Records, whose logo was a faded, high-contrast black-and-white photograph of Auschwitz's main ovens. The final IR release was called Nothing Here but the Recordings, a best-of album taken from the archives of William S. Burroughs, who had allowed P-Orridge and Sleazy access to his reel-to-reel tape archive.
The final TG event, Mission of Dead Souls, was in May 1981 in San Francisco; Psychic TV was formed in 1981. Earning an entry into the Guinness Book Of World Records for most records released in a year by a musical group, Psychic TV set about, in the mid-eighties, to release 23 live albums on the 23rd of each month for 23 months in recognition of the 23 enigma.
In the 21st century, Megson relocated to Brooklyn, New York City with his second wife, Lady Jaye, née Jacqueline Breyer, and s/he began an ongoing experiment in body modification aimed at creating one pandrogynous being named "Genesis Breyer P-Orridge". Genesis P-Orridge received breast implants and began referring to hirself as s/he. A book of GP-O writings, poems and observations was published in Nepal.
In 1999, Megson performed with the briefly reunited late 1980s' version of Psychic TV for an event at London's Royal Festival Hall, called Time's Up. This is also the title of the first CD by Thee Majesty, Genesis' spoken word project with noise guitarist Bryin Dall. The MC for the event, via pre-recorded video, was Quentin Crisp. A DVD was made of this event, which included the Master Musicians of Jajouka, Question Mark & the Mysterians, Billy Childish, and Thee Headcoats.
Psychic TV's current incarnation, PTV3, released the CD/DVD set, Mr. Alien Brain vs. The Skinwalkers, on December 9, 2008. This was the first full length release since the death of Genesis' "other half," Jaye Breyer (best known as Lady Jaye), due to heart failure. The two had previously embarked on a years-long pursuit of pandrogyny, undergoing painful plastic surgery procedures in order to become gender-neutral human beings that looked like each other. "We started out, because we were so crazy in love, just wanting to eat each other up, to become each other and become one. And as we did that, we started to see that it was affecting us in ways that we didn't expect. Really, we were just two parts of one whole; the pandrogyne was the whole and we were each other's other half. "
On 04 November 2009, it was announced that Megson was retiring from touring in any and all bands, including Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, to concentrate on art, writing and music.
Megson returned to touring with Psychic TV in 2016 with the release of their album Alienist. The tour lasted from mid-September to early December, with concerts in Greece, Israel, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Inside
Genesis P-Orridge Lyrics
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He's behaving himself I hear
Governor Conway says it will be fine
Just as long as he can tow the line
So it's the same old story
But it says here 'Mum you're not to worry'
'Cause some you lose and some you lose
At this party, he was on his own
All he did was say he'd take her home
But it seems they didn't go straight there
'Twas on the porch, she told him,
'Put your hand here'
It's the same old story
They told her mum she's not to worry
Police 'If what she says is so,
we'll never let him go!'
Him 'Never a word could be heard
Not even the sound of a bird
Singing it over again, telling a different story
Never the same as before
See the summer going out by the door'
Brother And now that you've paid for those lies
Get another disguise
'It's twenty years now since our Kid came free
Oh I remember August '53
But it wasn't quite like they said
With that behind you, you can't plan ahead
So it's the same old story
They say you're free, don't worry
What they said's not so
They never let you go!'
Him 'Never a word could be heard
Not even the sound of a bird
Singing it over again, telling a different story
Never the same as before
See the summer going out by the door'
Brother And now that you've paid for those lies
Get another disguise
The song “Inside” by Genesis P-Orridge & Astrid Monroe narrates the story of a man who is released from prison after many years of being incarcerated but faces difficulties as he tries to reintegrate back into society. The governor believes that the man can lead a peaceful life as long as he behaves himself and follows the rules. However, the man's past actions continue to haunt him, and people have prejudices against him. The man recalls his past where he was accused of rape even though it was consensual. The girl he was with then accused him of rape, and he was sent to jail. His brother advises him to get a new identity as his "true identity" will continue to haunt him.
The song explores the themes of the criminal justice system, injustices of the legal system, and the difficulties that ex-convicts face when they attempt to reintegrate back into society. The song also highlights the prejudice that society harbors against ex-convicts, and even when an ex-convict is rehabilitated, people always remind them of their past, which makes it impossible for them to start afresh.
Line by Line Meaning
Brother Seems they're letting him out next year
My brother is supposed to be released from prison next year, according to Governor Conway.
He's behaving himself I hear
He's doing everything he can to stay out of trouble and follow the rules so he can be released on time.
Governor Conway says it will be fine
The Governor has assured us that everything will be okay and my brother will be released as planned.
Just as long as he can tow the line
As long as he continues to follow the rules and behave appropriately, the Governor says he can be released on time.
So it's the same old story
This situation is nothing new and follows the typical pattern of prison release and re-entry.
But it says here 'Mum you're not to worry'
According to this letter, my mother shouldn't be concerned about my brother's release from prison.
'Cause some you lose and some you lose
The reality is that sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can't always win and things won't go your way.
At this party, he was on his own
My brother was alone at the party.
All he did was say he'd take her home
He offered to escort her home at the end of the party.
But it seems they didn't go straight there
Apparently, they didn't go directly to her home.
'Twas on the porch, she told him,'Put your hand here'
On the porch, the woman told my brother to touch her inappropriately.
Police 'If what she says is so,we'll never let him go!'
The police are saying that if the woman's accusation is true, my brother won't be able to be released from prison.
Him 'Never a word could be heard Not even the sound of a bird Singing it over again, telling a different story Never the same as before See the summer going out by the door'
My brother is feeling frustrated because no matter how much he tries to explain his story, it seems as though nobody is really listening to him.
Brother And now that you've paid for those lies Get another disguise
My brother should be careful who he trusts and should try to avoid situations where he could be falsely accused again.
'It's twenty years now since our Kid came free Oh I remember August '53 But it wasn't quite like they said With that behind you, you can't plan ahead So it's the same old story They say you're free, don't worry What they said's not so They never let you go!'
Twenty years ago, my brother was released from prison but it wasn't as easy as we were led to believe. It's frustrating because once you have a criminal record, it's difficult to plan for your future and truly be free.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MATTHEW WINEGAR
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