“The human body is not the person. Identity is the way the brain operates; it's memories, it's sensory input and output. The mind is the person.”

English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge was an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist. They rose to prominence as the founder of the COUM Transmissions art collective and as the lead vocalist of the industrial band Throbbing Gristle. They later became a founding member of Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth, an occult group, and fronted the experimental pop rock band Psychic TV. Their work moved across music, performance, visual art, and esoteric practice, with a career built around challenging forms and collaborative projects.