Born in Los Angeles in 1962, the musician Laura Elisse Salenger adopted the stage name Brix in honour of the Clash song The Guns of Brixton. After studying theatre and literature at Bennington College in Vermont, she moved to the UK, where she joined the Fall as guitarist and songwriter (and married lead singer Mark E Smith). In 2016 she published a memoir, The Rise, the Fall and the Rise, and she has appeared in films including Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie and Creation Stories. Smith’s debut solo album, Valley of the Dolls, is released on 10 March by Republic of Music. She lives in London with her husband, fashion entrepreneur Philip Start.
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Woolf Works, Royal Opera House
