J.M.R. Higgs

John Higgs

They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records, erased themselves from musical history and burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura. And they couldn't say why. This is not just the story of The KLF. It is a book about Carl Jung, Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson, Ken Campbell, Dada, Situationism, Discordianism, magic, chaos, punk, rave, the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who and the special power of the number 23. Wildly unauthorised and unlike any other music biography, THE KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful, accidental mythology.

The Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds

Sveinbjörn Pálsson

The most insightful book I remember reading about our era, mixing analysis, psychology and, well, magical thinking.
While ostensibly writing the strange history of my favorite band at age 12, it weaves around other things that keep popping up, most importantly the Illuminatus! Trilogy books.
I won’t get into the web John Higgs spins here, but I am starting on another book by the author immediately.

'By far the best book this year, brilliant, discursive and wise' BEN GOLDACRE. The strange tale of the death, life and legacy of the hugely successful band. They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records, erased themselves from musical history and burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura. And they couldn't say why. This is not just the story of The KLF. It is a book about Carl Jung, Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson, Ken Campbell, Dada, Situationism, Discordianism, magic, chaos, punk, rave, the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who and the special power of the number 23. Wildly unauthorised and unlike any other music biography, THE KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful, accidental mythology.

Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds

The KLF

Stefano

Amazing book, I always recommend it to friends but can never really explain what it really conveys. It's magic! A must-read!

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