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{{People
|name = Genesis P-Orridge
|image = Orridge.jpg|100px
|birthdate = February 22, 1950
|birthplace = England
|deathdate = living
|occupation = Artist, Writer, Musician
|website = http://www.genesisbreyerporridge.com/
}} 

'''Genesis P-Orridge''' (born Neil Andrew Megson February, 22 [[1950]]) is an English born artist, writer, musician and performer currently living in NYC, USA.

Possibly best known for his bands "Throbbing Gristle" and "Temple of Psychic Youth", P-Orridge was interviewed along with his wife Paula for the classic RE-Search book [[Modern Primitives]]. Having been tattooed/pierced by British legend [[Mr. Sebastian]] (Allen Oversby), P-Orridge recently underwent breast implant surgery and refers to himself as s/he.

From an interview with The San Francisco Chronicle:

"Now, he adds, "We've been utilizing cosmetic surgery procedures as well 
as clothing and hairstyles to look more and more like each other." For P-
Orridge, the alterations have included cheekbone implants and having his 
healthy teeth replaced with a set of solid gold. 
    
"And on Valentine's Day 2003, we both got breast implants," he says 
proudly. "B cups, for those interested. And we have a really wonderful doctor 
who's collaborating with us on the project  --  he's really started to grasp 
what we're trying to say. And slowly but surely, we're going to keep having 
surgeries that we can afford, to look more and more alike. And we're trying to 
learn each other's gestures, as well, to lose ourselves in each other." 

Inspired by William Burroughs' cut-up method with words, the pair believe 
that "by cutting up our own bodies, we're creating a third being, which we 
call the 'Pandrogyne."

==External links==
*[http://www.genesisbreyerporridge.com/homepage.html Official site]

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