Genesis P-Orridge

British singer/songwriter, musician, writer, and artist. (use new identity [[artist:432137]] for releases credited so.) Born: 22 February 1950 in Manchester, England, UK. Died: 14 March 2020 in NYC, New York, USA (aged 70). [[artist:Neil Andrew Megson]] legally changed their name by deed poll to Genesis P-Orridge on 5 January 1971. With band [[artist:270562]] they challenged social boundaries with art; with [[artist:12589]] they played a part in fundamentally redefining music; as the core of [[artist:17926]] they brought this challenge to the mainstream, becoming influential on the dance music sub-culture in the UK. They courted controversy with pictures of piercings in the RE:Search book "Modern Primitives"; experimental video projects led to an eight-year exile from the UK; and a near-death experience led to engaging in extreme body modification, along with new wife Lady Jaye, to become the 'pandrogyne'. In 2003, Genesis P-Orridge changed identity to Genesis/Djin Breyer P-Orridge.