Personal Life
Picker is diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, and has mentioned that there are "tourettic" elements to his music. He also appeared in a BBC Horizon television documentary, titled Mad But Glad, about the link between Tourette's syndrome and creativity. He has been involved in mentoring programs for children with Tourette's.
Picker's partner since 1980 has been Lambda Literary award-winning author and neuroradiologist Aryeh Lev Stollman.
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