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Ian Fortnam

"I don't know if what I'm about to do has significance or whether I'm about to make an idiot of myself": William Shatner, progressive rock icon

William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise in the classic science fiction television series 'Star Trek', circa 1968. .

Star Trek legend William Shatner’s debut album, 1968’s The Transformed Man, allied Shakespeare with Bob Dylan and The Beatles. Thirty-six years on, Has Been contemporised his prose-poetry, before 2011’s Seeking Major Tom was embraced by fans of progressive rock. Then, in 2013, he unleashed Ponder The Mystery, his first exclusively original album, co-written with Yes's Billy Sherwood and backed by Circa (guests included Rick Wakeman, Steve Vai and Robbie Krieger). Naturally, we wanted to know more.


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