Shit. Just heard that Arthur Lee is dead.

I have been a fan of Love since I first heard De Capo when I was 16. And Forever Changes is one of those rare timeless gems that make up the soundtrack to my life.

When I saw Lee and the Love Orchestra on the TV coverage of Glastonbury a couple of years back I was literally over-come with emotion to see the man back on stage and on form. I saw them later in Edinburgh and was blown away – a teenager’s knowledge that he will never see a hero who did his stuff two decades before was blown to bits, ’cause there HE was, and there I was, singing along with all my heart!

What I bring to what the Fig is, contains a lot of what Arthur Lee brought to me.

If you have not heard Forever Changes, YOU NEED TO NOW!

Rest In Peace Arthur Lee, I am forever grateful.

Tim Fig