Stefan Olsdal (born Stefan Alexander Bo Olsdal) is the bass guitar player of the band Placebo and is part of the musical act Hotel Persona. He was born on 31 March 1974, in Göteborg, Sweden.
He moved to Luxembourg when he was young and went to the American International School of Luxembourg along with fellow band member Brian Molko. Stefan began playing music in his school's orchestra in 1987. He completed his high school education in Sweden and moved to London with his parents, where he attended the Musicians Institute. He is openly gay.
Stefan met Brian by chance outside South Kensington tube station. The two of them formed Ashtray Heart with a friend of Brian's, Steve Hewitt who couldn't be in the band later when they formed Placebo because he was already signed to another record company. After that, Stefan introduced old schoolmate Robert Schultzberg to join as Placebo's drummer. He has stated that some of his influences have been Depeche Mode and Eurythmics among others. Steve Hewitt would later become the full time drummer.
Olsdal uses a variety of instruments, including a Gibson Thunderbird, Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Bass VI, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Gretsch Anniversary, and in certain live versions of Teenage Angst, a Technics keyboard. During the Meds era, he also used a Gibson Flying V Bass for Nancy Boy, although this guitar was smashed by Olsdal at the end of their 2006 Reading Festival set. His amplification is a mixture of Ampeg (basses) and Marshall (guitars) amplifiers.
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Categories: Swedish musician stubs | Placebo members | 1974 births | Living people | LGBT people from Sweden
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