Leaving Normal: Arthur Lee
“Arthur Lee, who forged a legacy as one of rock’s great visionaries and forbidding eccentrics while reigning briefly with his band Love as princes of the mid-1960s Sunset Strip, died Thursday of leukemia in a Memphis, Tenn., hospital. He was 61.”
more: here
check out Love’s promo film from 1968: Your Mind and We Belong Together below:
First Syd Barret, now Arthur Lee. The death of two musical genius in a short time of 2 months. Now, I must to add Forever Changes to the “All my Heroes Are Dead” playlist that has been on mournful rotation for the past month.
When I was in Melbourne a few years ago, Arthur Lee was playing at The Corner but I didn’t have much money to go and check him out. Now I know that I was given my last chance to see the man in flesh and I blew it.
LOVE’s “forever changes” is one of my favourite album of all time…period !!
Yes i remember that year Joe. 2003,I was in Melbourne too. I think he played two shows.and I’m kicking myself in the nuts for not making it . Who else to go, Brian Wilson? Be wary sir!