Placebo’s Brian Molko wants Yungblud to play him in a biopic
Yungblud might be a divisive rockstar, but he’s certainly got a fan in Placebo’s Brian Molko, who wants the singer-songwriter to play him in a biopic.
The Placebo vocalist and guitarist was posed the question in Radio X’s new digital series, Do I Wanna Know?, where he gave the surprising answer.
When considering a biopic of his life, Molko first shared his director of choice: “One of my favourite filmmakers is Jim Jarmusch. I have one of his films tattooed on my skin – Only Love Is Left Alive, my favourite film.”
Moving onto the lead role, Molko shared, “I think Yungblud would do a good job of playing me, but I think he might struggle with my accent!”
While Molko has a distinct nomadic accent, which blends American, British, and Scottish influences, Yungblud famously has a thick Yorkshire accent, as he comes from Doncaster in Northern England.
Molko then added humorously, “The answer to that question used to be Audrey Hepburn, when I got asked it.”
Placebo are currently enjoying a relaxed summer before he hits the road alongside musical collaborator Stefan Olsdal for their huge 30th anniversary headline tour, during which they will perform material from their self-titled debut.
With an eye on the upcoming tour, the band has shared, “When we made the first album, we didn’t yet have the experience or the studio knowledge to fully translate what was in our heads. Over the years, the songs took on a life of their own onstage; they grew, they developed, they kind of completed themselves.
They added that the tour is “a celebration of where we began, and a meeting point between who we were then and who we are now. It’s a way of honouring that innocence, while letting the songs exist with the scale, confidence and energy of the band we’ve become.”
They will kick the affair off at the Super Bock Arena in Porto on September 28th, before making their way across Europe throughout October and November, with a UK run hitting Nottingham, Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester, London, and Cardiff at the tail end of the year.
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