Hawkwind started out with one clear musical aim: to create the sights, sounds and sensations of an acid trip, so that the audience could share the experience without the help of any drugs. In 2008, the band's official biographer Carol Clerk looked back on the early days of a successful mission.
Hawkwind were not shy of indulging in LSD. On the contrary, most of the band members were taking loads of it, and those who weren’t quickly left.
