Arthur Brown
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“He smashed the LP against the wall. It was the only one we had!” Prog pioneers’ doubts over the song that made their name
By Joe Banks published
With the help of The Who and Jimi Hendrix, and a helmet he found outside his hotel room, the bandleader acquired a nickname he’s now carried for nearly 60 years

“Kate Bush gave me a copy of Aerial and said, ‘Don’t fall asleep while listening!’” Simon Drake’s magic life
By Jo Kendall published
He helped create Bush’s one and only tour show, corrupted light entertainment TV into a counterculture variant, and refused to star in Cats – mainly because of Arthur Brown and Peter Gabriel

Arthur Brown: “Going by any reasonable judgement system, I’d have to admit to being mad”
By Malcolm Dome published
The relentless innovator explains why he can never stay in a creative space for long, claims credit for the Paris student riots of the 60s, and recalls giving up music entirely rather than going commercial

“An evening in with the lava lamp beckons”: Middle Earth Club 3CD set
By James McNair published
Middle Earth: The Soundtrack Of London’s Legendary Psychedelic Club features David Bowie, Family Brian Auger, Denny Laine, Yardbirds, Deviants, The Who and more

When Pink Floyd, Arthur Brown and Rush got in trouble with the law - with proggy results
By Martin Kielty published
Never mind the usual drink and drug offences… quirky, eccentric incidents seem to surround some of those who make music the same way

The crazy life of Arthur Brown, the wildman who set rock’n’roll on fire
By Hugh Fielder published
Arthur Brown is the flame-headed singer behind Fire – but that’s only one part of his insane life

Arthur Brown’s wild stories of Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, David Bowie and more
By Peter Makowski published
Jamming with Hendrix, partying with The Who, getting hit on by David Bowie’s wife – The God Of Hellfire has done it all and more

The gospel according to the God of Hellfire, Arthur Brown
By Dave Ling published
The future looks bleak. Money isn’t everything. Embrace getting older. Simple pleasures are the best. These things and more shape the real God Of Hellfire’s world view
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