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Placebo’s Brian Molko on turning ‘Nancy Boy’ into a queer anthem: ‘I’m going to reclaim all these insults’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Home Culture Culture Music 3 July 2026 The rock band has been honoured with a Pride Icon Award at the PEUGEOT Attitude PRIDE Awards Europe, supported by British Airways By Ryan Butcher The opening riff cuts like a chainsaw through a silk negligee. Then comes the sneer, the swagger and the opening line of one of the defining queer anthems of a generation.
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Placebo: ‘Nancy Boy’ nearly never got written’

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Home Music Music News By Ryan John Butcher Placebo (Picture: Press) Three decades after the release of their self-titled debut album, Placebo are still finding new ways to revisit the record that changed their lives. The band’s 30th anniversary project, Placebo RE:CREATED, is neither a straightforward remaster nor an exercise in nostalgia.
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’30 years of fearless representation’: Placebo cover Attitude ahead of collecting Attitude Pride Award (EXCLUSIVE)

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Home Culture Culture Music 23 June 2026 Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal reflect on reclaiming a pub insult with their hit 'Nancy Boy' and three decades of defiance, saying "We never hid" By Ryan Butcher Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal of Placebo (Image: Attitude/Mads Perch) Placebo‘s founding members Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal are to appear on the cover of Attitude magazine almost three decades after hit song ‘Nancy Boy’ put them on the map, in an exclusive cover interview and shoot – the...
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