Editing Jobriath (section)

=== Casting in ''Hair'' and early recordings with Pidgeon ===
After accompanying a friend to the audition for the musical ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' as a piano player, he impressed the producer and director with his singing and talents on the piano. He was soon cast by the director Tom O'Horgan into the leading role of Woof, a character implied to be gay.<ref name="autogenerated1">''Lonely Planet Boy'' liner notes by Robert Cochrane</ref> He appeared in the legendary [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] production at the Aquarius Theater on [[Sunset Boulevard]]. Despite receiving positive reviews for his performances,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/films/img/dialoguelists/JOBRIATH_Dialogue_List_10312.pdf|title=Jobriath A.D. : Dialogue List|website=Thefilmcollaborative.org|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> he was fired from the production for "upstaging" the other actors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/jobriath.html|title=Perfect Sound Forever- Jobriath: Rock's First Gay Icon|website=Furious.com}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2024}} After leaving the production in 1969, he joined the folk-rock band Pidgeon, which was then signed to [[Decca Records]], as their lead singer, pianist and guitarist. The band recorded a debut album originally titled ''First Flight From the Forest'' which was re-titled by their label as the self-titled ''Pidgeon'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Pidgeon/+wiki|title=Pidgeon lineup, biography|website=Last.fm}}</ref> and—shortly after the album's release—the band released the single "Rubber Bricks" b/w "Prison Walls" before disbanding.<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger |first=Richie |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p19870|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( Pidgeon > Overview ))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 9, 2010}}</ref> Both were produced by Stan Farber. At this time he was traced by the [[Military Police Corps (United States)|Military Police]] and arrested, spending nearly six months in a military psychiatric hospital after suffering a breakdown.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> During this period he began writing the songs that would lead to his next musical incarnation.