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Rocky Horror's Richard O'Brien: 'I should be dead. I've had an excessive lifestyle'

by Ryan Gilbey

The creator of the cult show is not going quietly into his 70s. He talks about coming out as trans, going 'loopy' on crack " and speaking in tongues after suffering a stroke Richard O'Brien is 78, but his toothpick body and lightbulb head have always lent him a certain agelessness. A few months ago, however, the rakish Rocky Horror Show creator, Crystal Maze presenter and transgender parent-of-three received a stark …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:32am on November 5, 2020