- Played at David Bowie's 50th Birthday Party
- He dyes his hair black.
- In the same year he was voted as 39th of the 50 sexiest rock stars by Kerrang! magazine readers.
- Graduated with a degree in drama from Goldsmiths College.
- He has also occasionally worked as a disc jockey at clubs.
- Taught himself to play guitar; at the age of 16 he got a Telecaster replica as a present from his parents.
- Plays acoustic and electric guitars, Keytar, bass and voice
- At the age of 17, Brian upped sticks and moved to England to study drama at Goldsmiths in London.
- In 2002, he sang the song "The Metric System" by Trash Palace for their CD "Positions". Another song on the same CD, he performed as a duet with Asia Argento, "Je t'aime moi non plus". The song was originally made famous in the 1970s by French singer Serge Gainsbourg & actress Jane Birkin.
- His first child, a boy named Cody, was born in 2005 to photographer Helena Berg, whom he was with from 2005 to 2006.
- He is lactosintolerant.
- Sleeping with ghosts promotional tour around the world. (March 2004)
- Speaks French
- Lead singer/guitarist of rock band, Placebo
- Born 10th of December 1972 to Scottish and American parents
- The early years of Brian's life were spent with him being taken anywhere from Liberia to Lebanon to Luxembourg by his father, an international banker.
- He bought a real telecaster. He plays other instruments such as bass, harmonica, keyboard, saxophone, drums and turntables.
- Fluent in French due to his upbringing in Luxembourg, he has written and sung a few of Placebo's songs in French as well as English.
- On Tour around the world Promoting new Album Sleeping With Ghosts (June 2003)
- Currently touring Europe (June 2010)
- Recently played at the Leeds and Reading Festival and currently gearing up for new album released on th 25th October 2004 "Once More With Feeling" Singles collection 1996-2004 (September 2004)
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