* Lyrical attribution in Throbbing Gristle’s work is thorny. Tutti recalls, “The lyrics were, more often than not, a group effort regarding topics, particularly some ‘wording’ and ‘phrases,’” though she grants that P-Orridge ad-libbed a fair bit both in concert and on record.⁵³ The most famous example of this process is the song “Discipline,” whose titular theme was suggested by Christopherson shortly before its improvised live debut at SO36 in Berlin over a beat of Carter’s. In contrast to this account—and perhaps in tension with the live version of “Still Walking” discussed earlier—P-Orridge today claims “Throbbing Gristle did NOT write any lyrics. I wrote the lyrics to every single TG song. Once in a while I would ask, what shall I sing about.”⁵⁴ P-Orridge also adds, “One or two times Cosey would edit down lyrics I’d written. She did this on ‘Almost A Kiss’.”⁵⁵ Tutti responds to P-Orridge’s claimed authorship of the band’s lyrics, declaring it “counter to the known and recorded history.”⁵⁶ Disagreements over Throbbing Gristle’s lyrics—specifically their ideological function in the music—contributed to the foursome’s second dissolution in late 2010.