books
GENESIS BREYER
PORRIDGE
Genesis Breyer P Orridge & Leigha Mason
(First Third)
Of the many
eyebrowraising photos
in this frankly
expensive
coffee
table
monster (the
‘standard’
version costs
BOOK
£90, and no,
OF THE
Buzz didn’t get
sent a finished
MONTH
copy), there is
one which resonates especially
with this reviewer. It’s a snap of a slightly
upset-looking Genesis Breyer P Orridge, born
Neil Megson in 1950 but now thoroughly deNeiled, part way through reconstructive facial
surgery and wearing a vest top that says
STOP LOOKING AT MY TITS. I – can I say
this? – checked out the industrial music and
transgressive performance art icon’s tits several
years ago, while s/he (pronoun of choice, fact
fans) interrupted a conversation I was having.
Said tits being the result of pandrogeny, or
a programme of body modification to make
Genesis and wife Lady Jaye look like “a single
being”, mere mortals are bound to be curious.
Pretty much all of Genesis’ body, and the
now late Jaye, feature among the hundreds of
photos here. Although it’d be a strange libido
that was aroused by these shots, in general
the book is not for the vicar. From the teenage
Neil’s late-60s dabblings in the avant-garde,
this was a life near-perpetually played out for
an VF?V?6R?7W'&?6??v??&vR??R?v?fV?F?P?W?G&V?G??b?V6??bvV?W6?>( ?&7F?6S?f?'7@?24?T?G&?6?76???2?F?V?2?V?&W ??bF?R?W6?2??V?F??VF?w&?W2F?&?&&??p?w&?7F?R?B7?6??2Eb??b??R?fR???FW&W7@???F??2&V?bVF??f?7V?w&?6??W72?F?R&6??fP???F?2v?????Wf?F&?&RFV?v?B( 2Dr????&??6R??v?B&R6??R?bF?R??7BFW@?&?6?( ??( ?&????6W'2WfW"?F?W&^( ?2?6????FW'f?Wp?v?F?vV?W6?2v??6??v???R6?v?F?fv???r???26??R??FW&W7F??r6?GFW"&?WB4?T?&W6v??rF?R?2??V?r'&?F?6?'F?7G2??B??F?76???F?B6??R?bD~( ?2V&?&?f?6F????v2?6wV?FVB???T?t$D?U ?????B4??4R??T?DU3?T?UEU2?D????u??6?&?W2V&v?2?V?WGW2?F??w&??26?'?&F???f?fR?V'26??6R?G2??6WF????B??P??bF?R??FW&?WN( ?2&W7B?W6?2?7V?GW&P?7F?2F?RV?WGW2?fRWB?WB???F????w??bF?R&W7B'F?6?W2F?w&6P?F?R6?FR6??6R?G2&Vv?????w2??#???6?VF??r?W6??w2???W7W>( ?????????bW77?&??B?6'F?&??Gf?6Rg&??v'&V?V??2?FW67&?F???2?b???P?vW7N( ?26V?6?F?fR6?V??B&??bF?@?7V??????&RF?6R7B????B6??6P???V?FW2fVGW&W2?WF??&?bF?P?f66??F??r?BV?W7V??V6W2F?B?fR?FRF?RvV'6?FP?7V6?7V66W72??????w6?FR?&?v???'Gv?&?'?F?RF?V?FV@??&V?B&?R??v?F??V6F?FW2g&??F?R7&VF?'2?F?R&???7G22F??V??&Vf?V7F?????v?B?2V?6??B&V?V?F?W72'W6??W72?6V?V'&F??p?F?R6??WfV?V?G2?bF?RV?WGW2?B???v??rF?Rw&?F??r6??P?W&??V?6R??F?RW?V?W&?v?&?B?b?W6?2fVGW&W2??@????TB4??uT?$?E??6W&v??FR?f??4?V??6R&W72??F??2'F?7V?&??VgG?&???f????w0?66??#B?V"??BV&?2FVfV?FW ?v?&???r??F?Rg&??B??R?`??W&?6 ( ?2v"v??7BG'Vw2?FW7?FP?V&?6W2F??2?2??B??W"G??6??7&??R?B?W7F?6R??fV??F?RF???wVP??2f7B6VB?B6??6??'WBF?W0??666?????FV?BF??"??F?R6?FP??b&?&??r?FR?f ( ?2f??6R?0?F?7F??7F?fR?BF?R&???6W'F????'&V?2g&??F?R7FW&V?G??6?( ?7&??P??B?W7F?6^( ?f?&?B?'WB??R6?( ?B?V?fVV??rF?BF?R??B6?V?@??fR&VV?F?v?FV?VBv?F?6??R6&VgV?VF?F??r?F?W&R?2??B?`??'&V?Wf?B??f?&?F???f??F??r&?V?B??F?W&R?????FW&W7F??r??6??Wv?BW?W&??V?F??V6R?bf?7F???F?B?2????r&?p?7?6???F?R?FW&'?v?&?BBF?R???V?B?T@??tT?4??RD??B?Wr6??V???WGF??p???R???rv?N( ?2??B?B?V???r???6?WF?v?W>( ??fR?FW&GW&R???VgV????P?v????&VG?&Rv&R?bF?R???&VwV? ??V??2WfV?G2&?V?C???v??????'N( ?2??7v?6V???vVB"?BF?W'22?7C??&6??bF?RV"?WG'?6?V"??6&F?fn( ?0??v??v??Gw"WfW'?F??&B7V?F???6W&V?( ?2f?'7BF?W'6F???6?FW"'G0?6V?G&S?&???R?B&V??R??F?P??G&Wr'V6???6&F?fb?F??2F??R??GVP?S?6V??"&&G2??6&F?v??F?R??W&?????FV?( ?2?V??2??v?B??F?W'2rv?F??wVW7BF?vV?&vS??V?2?B??G2BF?P?VVV?( ?2??FV???6&?'F?V?WfW'?f?W'F?????F???B?V?2?B??G2v??@???F&FvR'G26V?G&R??WG'???F?P?&?&FW"?F????2&VwV?"?67W'&V?6R????????WF??v?F?Gv?wVW7B?WG2V6?????F????6BR?Bv???&RV??V?'??@?Ff?Bv??FR??F?R?FR??&?F?fW7F?f?F??2?V"v??????7Bv???R??B?b?BF???w2???6?VF??p??7F??WB?V?v?B?WG2f?"F?R&?6R?b???R????g&????B6?&?7F??F?F6?W.( ?2f??6W0??b&?F?BF?:??B??6B??&VB6??P??b?W"?V?2&V??r?v?W2?2f??Rv?F???FW&'?v??F?W72V????????7F?v??D?R4???U"?bDt???6???V??6W&V?F?66?fW&?W2??F?R6???W"?bFv??2?WF?6???&?V?FW?7F????bF?R?fW'G??@???F?6?V?6W'F??G?????F???W6?6????B??F?6?&F?6?f?v???R?2?76??p??B??26?7FW'26WB?WBF?f??B?????v?Bf????w2???vWfW"??2??B??V?BF?&?Vv??'B?R?&??6^( ?2f??F??P?7G&VWG2'WBW'6????B??F??FP?VW7B2F?R6?7FW'2G'?F?6??RF??FW&?2v?F?F?R??Wf?F&?RG'WF?F?@?F?V?"'&?F?W"?2??B6???r&6??F??0??2??fV??b6V?bF?66?fW'???bF?RV?6?fW&??r?bG'WF?2?B?bF?P??'6?&V?F?W2?b?fR?w&?GFV???7G&????v?&VWF?gV??WF?2&?6R??F??2?2??fV?F?B?2V?g&?BF?&&R????V?6??f?'F&?R??W@?6??V???r&VB?T@??t???R4?T?DU ?&?"v?GF??2?????f??6WB??6&F?fb?&?"v?GF??>( ?W???&F?????F?F?R?fR?b??V?rv?F?W72&?FV7F????ff?6W"?2FVW????W&VBvV"?b??FFV??FV?F?F?W2?B6V7&WB???6W2?2&VFW'2????&?2???W"??W&?W??bF?66?fW'???VV??r&6?F?R??W'2?b&WFV?6R???w6?FR?W"vR6??RF?G'W7B?W"?'WB?26?Rv??6?R6?26?R?3????F??2F?R?bv??Bg2?Wf???&VFW'2v???6??RF??V&?F?B??F?W6R?GFW'2F?W&R?2??&?6??Bv??FS???B??FWV?G2??v?W&RW?7F????rF?R7V7G'V??bWf??V6?6?&7FW"?W2???F??W2F?Rf???V?6R?0?W?6W76?fR?BF?RF?v?VBF?&VG2?b?'&F?fR6?&V6??RV?fF???&?R?v?F?7V'F?R&WfV?F???2V6????76VB?'WB??F?Rv???RF??2?2F?&????r?&???GF??'7G???fV???N( ?2?&BF?&V?WfR?B?2v?GF??>( ?f?'7B??0?%U??S ???&???W0???W"??&???w2&Vv??BF?R6?????6?R7F?G2???R??F?R??F6?V??????rvWB6?&6?W2??&?v?2??6?F??r?W"??G2??F??'2???B67'V&&??r??B?FW0?V?F??WfW'?F???rfVV?26?V?v???B?2F?V?F?B6?RF????2&?WB?B( 0?F?R'W7F??r7G&VWG2?F?RF???W?2??F?R7?6R?&?WB?F?R66V?@??b7'W6?VB??B?B6?GF??7GVffV@?W?W"??6R??B?2???v?V?F?Rv6???p??2F??R6?R???w2?W'6V?bF???GV?vP?F??2???v??rf?"?VB?@?F?7F?B??G2?F?R6???v?V?F?R7V?6??W2?W@?6?Rv?2F?F?R&?fW"( 0?F?v?F?R??R??7BF?Rf??v??fW2??F?&?Vv?F?Rw&72??6?RG&???2F?W&R??B7v??2??V?F??6?R?V'2??2f??6P?&??r?WB?fW"F?Rf??W???B6?R???w2?B?2F??P?F?v????R??wwr?6???V7F??wv?&G2?v?&G&W72?6???