'Give a Voice to the Voiceless': Richard O'Brien on 50 Years of The Rocky Horror Show and Its Impact

“You know, it's strange,” Linus O’Brien laughs. Born in 1972, Linus was less than a year old when his father’s creation took the world by storm. He knows no life without it on the periphery. “It pops into my life at different moments. I’ve seen various stage productions since I was four. People ask me what it was like, but honestly? My dad was my dad and Rocky was Rocky. They're two very separate things. I knew my dad had this incredible job, but it was all very normal for me. Now, to revisit all of it and examine the history of Rocky 50 years on, and see it all with new eyes… It's a real, real privilege, is what it is. And I'm very, very grateful for the opportunity to understand it in a new way, now.”

I thought Richard O'Brien was gay.

He's actually trans but goes by "he".

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50: "Don't dream it, be it"

Barry Bostwick is a very good looking 80-year old man.

[quote] the cult classic is more boundary-pushing than ever.

No. But it's still a lot of fun.

A young Tim Curry discusses the experience of playing Frank N. Furter.

Very chill, very demure.

Tim Curry's autobiography 'Vagabond: A Memoir' will be published this year--to be released October 14. As private as he is, it is likely most of the focus will be on his varied professional careers: actor on stage and screen, singer and songwriter, voice actor, and audiobook narrator.

The audiobook is narrated by Tim, which must have been quite an undertaking, given that his speech was affected by the near-fatal stroke he had in 2012. He's come a long way in his recovery.

[Quote] "I couldn't think of a better time than the 50th anniversary of my first film to publish my memoir. I'm thrilled to partner with Grand Central, and sit among their hugely impressive roster of authors, to do so. I've had the time of my life revisiting my favourite memories over the past couple of years, and I'm shivering with anticipation to share them with you this fall." - Tim Curry

Richard O'Brien says he's 70% man, 30% woman, and is married to a chick 40 years his junior. He's not "trans," but he is admirable. He's also a little crazy, and has had quite the struggle with substances (I heard crack, later in life) and knowing when to say when.

For more insight into his sexual history, he once said that he's slept with "300 of the best-looking women in the world," and "about thirty handsome men."

Im a wild and an untamed thing!