Kavus Torabi is a British-Iranian musician, composer, record label owner and radio broadcaster.
He is known for his work in the psychedelic, avant-garde rock field (primarily as a guitarist).
Torabi is a solo artist, one of the founding members of the Monsoon Bassoon, was a member of the cult rock band Cardiacs, fronts the legendary psychedelic band Gong and is also a key member of The Utopia Strong.
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1.) WHICH RECORD HAS HAD THE MOST PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON YOU?
Probably Cardiacs: On Land and In The Sea.
2.) HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU SPEND A WEEK RECORDING/PLAYING/CREATING?
Most of them.
3.) WHICH OF YOUR OWN CREATIONS IS YOUR FAVOURITE?
I keep circling around this question, having completed the others, and just can’t answer it.
4.) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST REGRET?
Always something I’ve said.
5.) WHAT DO YOU DO TO RELAX?
Walk.
6.) OTHER THAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHAT IS YOUR MOST CHERISHED POSSESSION?
An original page of Nemesis The Warlock: The Time Wastes from 1984, by Bryan Talbot.
7.) TELL ME THREE OF YOUR HEROES/HEROINES?
Jim Woodring, Moebius, David Lee Roth.
8.) WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD?
To visit; São Paulo, but where I am currently based, a little outside Glastonbury, is just about the most settled and content I’ve felt anywhere.
9.) IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE YOUR ART WHAT OCCUPATION DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE DOING?
As it was before, so would it be again. Painter and Decorator. The ladder always beckons.
10.) IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT YOU WOULD WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT YOU HAVE NEVER CONVEYED IN AN INTERVIEW BEFORE WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
I have the most singular and unusual birthmark on my right calf. It looks like a shit stain.
