Sebastian Horsley (born August 8, 1962) is a London artist best known for having undergone a voluntary crucifixion. Horsley's writings often revolve around his dysfunctional family, his drug addictions, sex, and his reliance on prostitutes.
Horsley is the elder son of Nicholas Horsley, the millionaire chairman of Northern Foods, which had been founded by Nicholas's father. His mother, the former Valerie Edwards, was a Welsh typist. After his pare...
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Sebastian Horsley (born August 8, 1962) is a London artist best known for having undergone a voluntary crucifixion. Horsley's writings often revolve around his dysfunctional family, his drug addictions, sex, and his reliance on prostitutes.
Horsley is the elder son of Nicholas Horsley, the millionaire chairman of Northern Foods, which had been founded by Nicholas's father. His mother, the former Valerie Edwards, was a Welsh typist. After his parents' divorce, Horsley's father married Sabitha Sarkar (married 1975-1987) and Alwyne Law (married 1998). His mother did not remarry but later became known as Valerie Walmsley-Hunter.
Both of his parents were alcoholics and indulged in numerous affairs before divorcing in 1975. As Horsley wrote in his memoirs, "Clearly everyone in my life who should have been vertical was horizontal". In an interview she gave to the Sunday Times, Horsley's mother admits that her son's childhood was profoundly difficult, saying, "I don't think Nicholas ever went...
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