Arthur Brown Story - Part 3 Interview by iain McNay

Arthur Brown Story - Part 3 Interview by iain McNay
Arthur has recorded many albums over a 50 year period and is best known for his No 1 Worldwide hit ‘Fire.’ He has been a major influence on many successful artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Gabriel, Iggy Pop and the New York Dolls.
His music has always been driven by his spiritual realisations. In Part 3 Arthur talks about his time spent studying and teaching the Beshara tradition. He then moved to Austin, Texas where he forged links with Gurdjieff groups while running a painting and decorating business with the Mothers of Invention drummer, Jimmy Carl Black. He tells an amusing story about being with Da Free John and talks about three people that had significant influence on this spiritual development, Mooji, Satyananda and Ganga.
He formed a ‘Healing Songs Therapy’ group with counsellor Jim Maxwell where a song was created for each of their clients to help them heal.
He toured with Robert Plant and in 2013 recorded an album ‘based on the Cosmos’ called ‘Zim Zam Zim.’
His spiritual journey was always in the foreground, ‘Who Am I? Not my body, Not my thoughts.
My mind is at peace. I can bear without the slightest restlessness all manifestations - all thoughts and images that arise - both pleasant and painful. Suddenly I know that this awareness of all and everything is itself a limitation. Subjects, object and consciousness are one and the same’
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[@sharidoty1143]

The meditation at the end is phenomenal! Thanks so much Arthur, for the spiritual tune up!

[@nicholasbell9017]

Wow, the harmonics, amazing.

[@macronencer]

All three parts of this have been an utter delight, thank you! I can't remember the last time I saw interviews in which both interviewer and interviewee did such a perfect job of maintaining a civilised and enlightening conversation. In these days of "shouty" TV, it's most refreshing. Arthur's story was only partly familiar to me, and I've discovered a lot of things about him that I never knew, and which explain the way I feel when I hear his music. You can always tell when music has been created with genuine love and soul, and Arthur has these in plentiful supply. I saw him perform three times, two of them since 2005 if I recall correctly, and was struck by how much energy was involved. It's wonderful that he's been able to continue singing and bringing pleasure to so many despite his advancing years.

[@giacomocapodellago3246]

The interview has led me to understand the genius of Arthur Brown. Zim Zam Zim is a masterpiece..

[@weidish]

beyond amazing - all parts

[@sarty23]

Love this!

[@joeking1618]

Arthur Brown. The Man, thank you

[@PAULLONDEN]

Love Iain's sympathetic interview style .

[@TractorCountdown]

Wonderful. Thank you!

[@John9V1VV]

Wonderful man. Saw him at a free concert in Bethnal Green, 1969 or 1970. Took all his clothes off and was chased round the stage by the police who bundled him into a van. Vincent Crane provided the background music to this visual entertainment. So pleased to see Arthur has settled down.

[@leftoverking]

Very engaging interview. Thank you.

[@juliangiulio3147]

Mmm, nice ending

[@rixar139]

☘ Irish Honey Badger - Arthur Brown 80

[@dissidents3973]

He's also a very good pool player.