Morgan Fisher: Rock Legend
Season One Episode Five
Keyboardist, Musician, Creator, Rock legend and one of the most authentic and sweet people I know.
Since age 16 Morgan has been in bands including Love Affair who had a huge hit with ‘Everlasting Love’, Mott the Hoople, of ‘All the Young Dudes’ fame and has collaborated with Yoko Ono, jammed with REM and was supported by Queen in the Mott the Hoople days!
In this episode you hear about:
- Therapy, meditation and his time in India: the gift that keeps giving
- His tribute to John Lennon - a collaboration with Yoko Ono and how he found himself creating a beautiful version of one of John's most beloved songs in her hotel room
- Learning French and the joy of immersion
- The beginning of his time as a global nomad.
Watch the interview with Morgan on YouTube here:
About Morgan:
Upon leaving high school, Morgan immediately began an active and ongoing international life as a musician. Artists he has played keyboards with include The Love Affair (#1 hit in 1968), Mott the Hoople (produced by David Bowie), Yoko Ono, Queen, and members of R.E.M and Y.M.O. These days he may be called upon to compose stylish TV and film music, create meditation music in a Zen temple, or jam with classic rock and blues bands. He has even played samba in Brazil and world music in China.
All his life he has pursued photography as an art, as well as documenting his musical life using still and movie cameras. Since moving to Japan in 1985 he has specialised in and refined his own style of abstract photography, a kind of visual music, or “light painting” involving spontaneous, free movement of the camera and/or the light source. He utilises the finest digital equipment to create his images, which display a depth and subtlety more akin to painting than photography.
Equally close to his creative heart are his solo live performances, improvised on a variety of rare vintage and modern keyboards while projecting his light paintings; they are a true synthesis of sound+light – unpredictable, uplifting, and inspiring.
Links:
Mott The Hoople - The 1974 US Tour with Morgan Fischer YouTube
Website: http://www.morgan-fisher.com/
Videographer and creative collaborator - Kyle McKloskey
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