“I had just taken my first acid trip, and I had an African spear and a Chinese Warlord outfit”: Arthur Brown’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, David Bowie and more

Arthur Brown posing for a photograph in 2012.

Arthur Brown is one of rock’s greatest showmen. Having arrived on the scene with his classic 1968 hit Fire, he has remained an eccentric, provocative and unique figure. In 2008, he sat down with Classic Rock to look back over some of the more memorable people he had crossed paths – and one occasional spears - with down the years.