Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, avant garde icon and founding member of cult experimental bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, has died, as Dais Records co-founder Ryan Martin has revealed via social media.
Martin shared a statement from Genesis’ daughters, Genesse and Caresse, who confirmed that their parent died the morning of March 14, 2020.
P-Orridge was diagnosed with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in 2017. P-Orridge was 70 years old. P-Orridge identified as third gender, with the preferred pronouns s/he and h/er.
The English musician, poet, performance artist, and occultist was best known for h/er influential work in the industrial music genre and was often referred to as the “Godparent of Industrial Music.” H/er artistic stances on
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