Robert Schultzberg

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Klas Robert Schultzberg is a Swedish musician. He is best known as the original drummer for the English alternative rock band Placebo. Schultzberg had known Stefan Olsdal from a school band in Sweden in 1993 and joined Placebo when the band formed in September 1994. He played on their first studio demo in April 1995, which garnered much industry attention culminating in a deal with Virgin Records. During Schultzberg's time in the band, several early works were recorded including their first 7" single "Bruise Pristine", the "Come Home" EP, the single version of "Nancy Boy" with B-sides "Slackerbitch", "Miss Moneypenny", "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and their debut album; on the track "I Know", he played the didgeridoo as well as drums. He left the band in October 1996 after a strained relationship with Brian Molko. In June 2026, Brian Molko mentioned recently talking to Schultzberg during an interview discussing the song "36 Degrees" from the 2026 version of Placebo's eponymous 1996 debut album...

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