| All of the members of Placebo appeared the 1998 motion picture, Velvet Goldmine (VG), which was directed by Todd Haynes and produced by Michael Stipe. The movie is about early 1970's glam rock and follows several fictious glam rock musicians. The film's title was taken from a b-side of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" single.
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For the soundtrack, Placebo covered T.Rex's "20th Century Boy". The soundtrack also includes tracks by Pulp, T.Rex, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed amoung others.
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Brian played the role of Malcolm, the leader singer of the fictional New York Dolls-style band "The Flaming Creatures". Steve played Billy, the drummer of the same band. Stefan was a nameless member of Polly Small's band and only appeared on screen (in a wig!) for a few brief seconds. Xavior Roide (a former member of Placebo's on-stage band) played Pearl, the bassist of The Flaming Creatures.
Placebo's VG Scenes & Lines
 Placebo's VG Photos & Stills
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Quotes Brian has said about Velvet Godmine & Placebo's involvemnt in the film:
"Steve and I are in a band called the Flaming Creatures, who I think are vaguely based on the New York Dolls."
"Here I was in this ridiculous '70s garb, with a top hat and glitter make-up, and all of a sudden I find myself on stage, and Ewan McGregor and Michael Stipe are the audience. I find myself without the guitar, not having done very much research into how frontmen danced in the '70s, and I absolutely shat myself. Steve, our drummer, showed me some '70s moves and I just had to dive in."
"But there were lots of lovely little moments during filming. I remember being in the make-up trailer next to Ewan McGregor who's got his Iggy wig on. I'd ask what scene he'd be filming and he tell me he was scared s--tless. I loved the fact that I could turn around and say: 'Don't worry, Ewan, you'll be fine'."
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