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Creageivity 05 - with Generalist John May
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What hasn't John May been involved in? He describes himself as a Generalist, and his first activities were in the early UK Arts Lab network. There followed eight years with the New Musical Express (at the time the most influential music weekly in Britain), writing as Dick Tracy.
He has met and interviewed - among many others - Allen Ginsberg, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, William Burroughs, Al Gore, and our favourite muso, Captain Beefheart.
He is authour of numerous books, including four for Greenpeace, and is active in green and climate change issues. His collection of magazines, posters and interview recordings is vast, and in this podcast he talks about his role as 'Archivist of the counterculture and connected thinking'.
John is also a poet, songwriter and musician, and we're pleased to have two of his tracks on the show, from his album Boho Solo.
A fascinating journey through the history of almost everything, from a self-described 'young elder'.
The photograph of John was taken on his 73rd birthday, by his son Alex.
http://www.generalistarchive.co.uk/
https://hqinfo.blogspot.com/p/about-john-may.html
https://twitter.com/generalistblog?lang=en
If you think you're too old to be creative, or too creative to be old, then Creageivity is the podcast for you!
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