John Higgs is an English writer, novelist, journalist and cultural historian. The work of Higgs has been published in the form of novels (under the pseudonym JMR Higgs), biographies and works of cultural history.[2]
As an author, Higgs has written the novels The First Church on the Moon and The Brandy of the Damned; biographies of Timothy Leary and The KLF; and works of history and cultural analysis.[11] His book The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds was named one of the best music books of 2013 by The Guardian.[12]
In 2023, Higgs collaborated with musician Ian Broudie on Broudie's memoir Tomorrow's Here Today. In 2024 Higgs co-founded the East Sussex Psychedelic Film Club with Richard Norris and Andy Starke.
Higgs' next book, Exterminate/Regenerate: The Story of Doctor Who, is due to be published in 2025.
Born in Rugby, Higgs grew up in Buckley, North Wales and now lives with his family in Brighton.
Robert Anton Wilson, Illuminatus! and Cosmic Triggeredit
In his 2013 book, KLF, Higgs’s interest in the American counter culture writer Robert Anton Wilson led to him writing about the stage play version of Wilson's The Illuminatus! Trilogy books as directed by Ken Campbell and which were performed at the National Theatre in 1977. During Higgs’s research, he interviewed Campbell’s wife, the actress Prunella Gee, and learned that their daughter, Daisy Eris Campbell, was at the time thinking about staging a theatrical version of Wilson's Cosmic Trigger. Higgs supported and championed the production of the play with various talks around the country and the play was eventually staged in Liverpool and London in 2014[13][14][15] and staged again at The Cockpit Theatre in London in 2017.[16][17][18]
Higgs involvement in the Cosmic Trigger play led to Robert Anton Wilson's estate – the Robert Anton Wilson Trust – to ask him to write an introduction for a new edition of Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of the Illuminati, published by the Wilson estate's new imprint, Hilaritas Press, in 2016.[19]
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Biographies and historyedit
Love and Let Die: Bond, The Beatles and the British Psyche (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2022)[20] (Pegasus Books, 2023)[21]
William Blake vs the World (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021)[22]
William Blake Now: Why He Matters More Than Ever (Hachette UK, 2019)[23]
The Future Starts Here: Adventures in the Twenty-First Century (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2019)
Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and Its Ever-Present Past (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017)[24][25]
Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016)[26]
Our Pet Queen: A New Perspective on Monarchy (Signal, 2014)[27]
2000TC: Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On (2014), in a limited edition of 111 copies[28]
The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2013)[29]
^Lynskey, Dorian (2013-12-04). "The best music books of 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^"'Illuminatus!' director's daughter returns to play that gave her". The Independent. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^"The Play - Cosmic Trigger". cosmictriggerplay.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^"Review: Cosmic Trigger". Confidentials. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^Coveney, Michael (10 May 2017). "Cosmic Trigger: Ken Campbell's daughter captures Illuminatus! spirit in trippy epic". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
^Maxwell, Dominic (5 May 2017). "Daisy Campbell: 'My father was an overpowering, goading godlike being in my life'". Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
^"Cosmic Trigger - The Cockpit". thecockpit.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^Reisz, Matthew (2022-09-05). "Love and Let Die by John Higgs review – Fab Four plus 007 doesn't quite add up". The Observer. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^Weingarten, Marc (2023-02-07). "Forget the Stones: Beatles vs. Bond was the real British rivalry, per a new book". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^Glynn, Paul (2021-06-26). "William Blake: Biography offers glimpse into artist and poet's visionary mind". BBC News. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^Higgs, John (5 September 2019). William Blake Now by John Higgs. ISBN9781474614344. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
^Higgs, John (13 July 2018). John Higgs - Watling Street. ISBN9781474603492. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via www.orionbooks.co.uk.
^"Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century: Amazon.co.uk: John Higgs: 9781780226576: Books". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
Presentation at the University of Kent on the legacy of Timothy Leary
Video of Alan Moore and John Higgs in conversation
KLF: Chaos, Magic, Music, Money review by The Quietus
April 11, 2024
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John Higgs is an English writer novelist journalist and cultural historian The work of Higgs has been published in the form of novels under the pseudonym JMR Higgs biographies and works of cultural history 2 John HiggsBornJohn Higgs1971 age 52 53 1 Rugby EnglandOccupation s Author Journalist Cultural CommentatorWebsitejohnhiggs wbr comIn particular Higgs has written about the so called counterculture exemplified by writers artists and activists such as Timothy Leary Robert Anton Wilson Alan Moore and The KLF Contents 1 Career 2 Robert Anton Wilson Illuminatus and Cosmic Trigger 3 Books 3 1 Biographies and history 3 2 Fictional works as JMR Higgs 3 3 Contributor 4 References 5 External linksCareer editHiggs began as a director of children s television and was BAFTA nominated for pre school animation 3 before going on to create and produce the BBC Radio 4 quiz X Marks the Spot At Climax Group studios he was videogame producer 4 for games that appeared on Xbox PS2 and GameCube 5 including Crash n Burn 6 and ATV Quad Power Racing 7 Higgs has written for The Guardian 8 The Independent 9 The Daily Mirror 10 and Mojo magazine As an author Higgs has written the novels The First Church on the Moon and The Brandy of the Damned biographies of Timothy Leary and The KLF and works of history and cultural analysis 11 His book The KLF Chaos Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds was named one of the best music books of 2013 by The Guardian 12 In 2023 Higgs collaborated with musician Ian Broudie on Broudie s memoir Tomorrow s Here Today In 2024 Higgs co founded the East Sussex Psychedelic Film Club with Richard Norris and Andy Starke Higgs next book Exterminate Regenerate The Story of Doctor Who is due to be published in 2025 Born in Rugby Higgs grew up in Buckley North Wales and now lives with his family in Brighton Robert Anton Wilson Illuminatus and Cosmic Trigger editIn his 2013 book KLF Higgs s interest in the American counter culture writer Robert Anton Wilson led to him writing about the stage play version of Wilson s The Illuminatus Trilogy books as directed by Ken Campbell and which were performed at the National Theatre in 1977 During Higgs s research he interviewed Campbell s wife the actress Prunella Gee and learned that their daughter Daisy Eris Campbell was at the time thinking about staging a theatrical version of Wilson s Cosmic Trigger Higgs supported and championed the production of the play with various talks around the country and the play was eventually staged in Liverpool and London in 2014 13 14 15 and staged again at The Cockpit Theatre in London in 2017 16 17 18 Higgs involvement in the Cosmic Trigger play led to Robert Anton Wilson s estate the Robert Anton Wilson Trust to ask him to write an introduction for a new edition of Cosmic Trigger The Final Secret of the Illuminati published by the Wilson estate s new imprint Hilaritas Press in 2016 19 Books editBiographies and history edit Love and Let Die Bond The Beatles and the British Psyche Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2022 20 Pegasus Books 2023 21 William Blake vs the World Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2021 22 William Blake Now Why He Matters More Than Ever Hachette UK 2019 23 The Future Starts Here Adventures in the Twenty First Century Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2019 Watling Street Travels Through Britain and Its Ever Present Past Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2017 24 25 Stranger Than We Can Imagine Making Sense of the Twentieth Century Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2016 26 Our Pet Queen A New Perspective on Monarchy Signal 2014 27 2000TC Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On 2014 in a limited edition of 111 copies 28 The KLF Chaos Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2013 29 I Have America Surrounded The Life of Timothy Leary The Friday Project 2006 30 Fictional works as JMR Higgs edit The First Church on the Moon The Big Hand Books 2013 31 The Brandy of the Damned The Big Hand Books 2012 32 Contributor edit Cosmic Trigger The Final Secret of the Illuminati Introduction by John Higgs Hilaritas Press 2016 Who Killed the KLF Documentary References edit Higgs John 2019 The Future Starts Here Adventures in the Twenty First Century Hachette UK ISBN 978 1474609418 Chapter 6 Amazon co uk John Higgs Books Biography Blogs Audiobooks Kindle www amazon co uk Retrieved 8 January 2019 John Higgs IMDb Retrieved 8 January 2019 John Higgs Video Game Credits and Biography MobyGames Retrieved 8 January 2019 ATV Quad Power Racing 2 Retrieved 8 January 2019 via www imdb com Crash N Burn for PlayStation 2 2004 MobyGames Retrieved 8 January 2019 ATV Quad Power Racing 2 for GameCube 2003 MobyGames Retrieved 8 January 2019 John Higgs The Guardian Retrieved 8 January 2019 Who actually created Marcel Duchamp s Fountain The Independent 8 September 2015 Retrieved 8 January 2019 The Daily Mirror mirror co uk Retrieved 8 January 2019 Amazon John Higgs Lynskey Dorian 2013 12 04 The best music books of 2013 The Guardian Retrieved 2023 09 12 Illuminatus director s daughter returns to play that gave her The Independent 14 November 2014 Retrieved 8 January 2019 The Play Cosmic Trigger cosmictriggerplay com Retrieved 8 January 2019 Review Cosmic Trigger Confidentials Retrieved 8 January 2019 Coveney Michael 10 May 2017 Cosmic Trigger Ken Campbell s daughter captures Illuminatus spirit in trippy epic The Guardian Retrieved 8 January 2019 via www theguardian com Maxwell Dominic 5 May 2017 Daisy Campbell My father was an overpowering goading godlike being in my life Retrieved 8 January 2019 via www thetimes co uk Cosmic Trigger The Cockpit thecockpit org uk Retrieved 8 January 2019 Amazon Cosmic Trigger Reisz Matthew 2022 09 05 Love and Let Die by John Higgs review Fab Four plus 007 doesn t quite add up The Observer Retrieved 2023 09 12 Weingarten Marc 2023 02 07 Forget the Stones Beatles vs Bond was the real British rivalry per a new book Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2023 09 12 Glynn Paul 2021 06 26 William Blake Biography offers glimpse into artist and poet s visionary mind BBC News Retrieved 26 June 2021 Higgs John 5 September 2019 William Blake Now by John Higgs ISBN 9781474614344 Retrieved 12 September 2019 Amazon Higgs John 13 July 2018 John Higgs Watling Street ISBN 9781474603492 Retrieved 8 January 2019 via www orionbooks co uk Stranger Than We Can Imagine Making Sense of the Twentieth Century Amazon co uk John Higgs 9781780226576 Books www amazon co uk Retrieved 8 January 2019 Amazon Our Pet Queen 2000 TC John Higgs John Higgs com Retrieved 1 August 2020 The KLF Chaos Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds Amazon co uk John Higgs 9781780226552 Books ASIN 1780226551 I Have America Surrounded The Life of Timothy Leary Amazon co uk John Higgs 9781905548255 Books ASIN 1905548257 Amazon The First Church on the Moon Amazon The Brandy of the DamnedExternal links editWebsite John Higgs at Orion Publishing Group John Higgs at Weidenfeld amp Nicolson Interview with John Higgs Interview by The Quietus Video interview on The Agenda Interview by The Bookseller about Watling Street Presentation at the University of Kent on the legacy of Timothy Leary Video of Alan Moore and John Higgs in conversation KLF Chaos Magic Music Money review by The Quietus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Higgs amp oldid 1212185491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
