Name: William Lloyd
Age: 36
Date Of Birth: 17.3.71
Nationality: English
Instruments: Bass, Guitar
Bills first instrument was a keyboard that his gran gave him. He also used to play the recorder at school, where he learnt the notes from. When he was 15 he got given his first bass guitar and started learning to play. While Bill was still at school he was in a band called �Faith Over Reason� they played local gigs and received interest from record companies then went onto get management. They ended up with a publishing deal with Polygram however they never got anywhere. He then went onto work for a record company.
Bill got involved with Placebo when he met Brian at the Edinburgh festival 94 he thought he was an interesting guy. Then he saw Placebo play at a pub in Deptford southeast London. He got some demo tapes and started giving Placebo advice and he also had a van so started driving them around. He then started doing sound for them and setting up their equipment. Six years ago Placebo asked Bill to play some small parts on three songs. Over the years that developed to all songs.
Age: 29
Date Of Birth: 22.3.76
Instrument (s): Keyboards, backing vocals
Favourite Writer: Coleridge, Lawrence, Wilde.
Favourite Film: Orphee, Manhattan and Wonder Boys
Favourite Music: Lully, Bowie, Yellow Magic Orchestra
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Even though Xav has green eyes apparently up close they are blue or orange. Xav enjoys art and visiting art museums especially the rococo sections. He also enjoys visiting Egyptian museums. His favourite artists are Sherman, Kastabi and Emin.
Xavior joined the music scene in late 95 when he appeared on the cover of �Melody Maker� with blue hair and bright pink and red clothes with his band Dex Dexter as part of the room movement. Dex Dexter released the album �Another Car Another Car Crash� in 96. In 97 Xav went solo.
In 98 Xav played some live shows with Rachel Stamp whilst he was recording his first solo album �Chainsaw Mass Appeal� with Island Records.
Also in 98 Jarvis Cocker suggested to director Todd Haines that Xav would be perfect for the movie �Velvet Goldmine� He auditioned and was offered the part of Pearl.
Ahead to 99 and Xavior was working in production with a wide range of artists and an even wider range of music including garage, French disco, power pop and even bossanova.
In 2000 he begun work on his second solo album which had a much more electronic funk feel to it. The album included the songs �Bopbeedobee� �Can You Feel The Beat� and �Secretive Life�
Between 2001 and 2002 Xav was studying Aestheics, composition and electronic music at Goldsmiths College.
He joined Placebo on tour in March 2003 as part of the live band. Whilst being on tour with Placebo Xav has also been writing a novel.
Xavior's last show with Placebo was at the Live8 concert in Paris in 2005. After this he left Placebo to concentrate on his own musical developments. He is currently working with the 'Hanky Panky Cabaret' more info on his myspace
