Rat Kings Live Project
Hello all,
I've been researching the Rat Kings for months now and it's time to start posting some of the material I've gathered.
I've been reading as much as I can find about them, but also talking to people who knew them - family, friends, colleagues, journalists, artists they worked with, tour personnel and of course the fan base. I'm going to encourage as many of them to post on here so we can get their impressions and stories in their own words.
Obviously it's up to them what they post and I can't guarantee it's always 100% true. But then nothing ever really is.
Ultimately I hope all this material gathered together will uncover the real story of the Rat Kings, fill in the gaps and lead to finding the best way to tell it. There are lot of myths and rumours out there - I want to find out what they were really like and what actually happened to them.
If anyone has any personal stories about knowing or meeting the Rat Kings, feel free to post them. Or of course any theories.
So here goes. I'm kicking off with the draft of an unpublished article by the freelance cultural journaiist Nils Brunton, reproduced with his permission.
Remember this is only his version of events.