Editing Brian Molko (section)

==Early life==
Molko was born in [[Brussels]], Belgium, to an American father of French and Italian heritage and a Scottish mother. He had an older brother named Stuart who died in August 2022 after a short illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuXgXULG6wQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yuXgXULG6wQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Brian Molko sends his regards to his brother Stuart|website=[[YouTube]] |date=19 September 2003|access-date=6 September 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Molko's family moved frequently during his childhood due to his father's career as a banker; the family lived in [[Dundee]] in Scotland, Liberia, Lebanon, the village of [[Longeau, Belgium|Longeau]] in Belgium, before eventually settling in the town of [[Sandweiler]], in Luxembourg.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL815AE4E8A2169B7E Placebo Interview Hanging Out, MTV 1996]</ref>

Although Molko was brought up in a strict household that disapproved of artistic expression (his father wanted him to become a banker), he rebelled by assuming an [[androgynous]] image, wearing [[nail polish]], lipstick, and eyeliner, and listening to [[punk rock|punk music]].
He initially attended the [[European School of Luxembourg]] (ESL), but left because he was bullied.<ref>{{cite web|title=FHM interview with Brian Molko |url=http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/fhm.htm |work=[[FHM]]/PlaceboWorld |access-date=20 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125023847/http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/fhm.htm |archive-date=25 January 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> He completed his secondary education at the [[American International School of Luxembourg]] (AISL),<ref>{{cite web|title=Role Reversal |url=http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/role.htm |work=Sessions |date=May 2012 |access-date=20 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016072418/http://placeboworld.co.uk/archive/role.htm |archive-date=16 October 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brian-molko.com/index.php/category/biography/band-members/ |title=Extra info about Brian |date=22 June 2009 |work=brian-molko.com |access-date=20 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725150749/http://www.brian-molko.com/index.php/category/biography/band-members/ |archive-date=25 July 2011 }}</ref> before studying drama at [[Goldsmiths College]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Boy Can't Help It |url=http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/guitaris.htm |work=[[Guitarist (magazine)|Guitarist]]/PlaceboWorld |access-date=20 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119154735/http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/guitaris.htm |archive-date=19 January 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>