Jaz Coleman at St Pancras Old Church, London, 17th June 2015

There is a (in my opinion) brilliant programme on TV at the moment called "How To Be a Bohemian", presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell. The last episode is tonight and apparently, after tackling the "original" Bohemians (my personal favourites Aubrey Beardsley, William Morris, Oscar Wilde and the Pre-Raphaelites) and their post-WW1 "heirs" (like the Bloomsbury group and the controversial Eric Gill), Ms Coren Mitchell will be wondering whether hispters are the modern version of Bohemians. 
I don't know about you, but I think she is making a mistake here: she is looking at the most obvious, in-your-face, and ultimately, fake version of the Bohemians (but have they ever been real anyway?). 
I really do believe that she should be looking at alternative cultures in order to find what she is looking for. I have a whole list of people I would say are GENUINE Bohemians - if you define them as artistically-minded, uncompromising, curious, adventurous, creative people who question the status quo, reject conventions and accepted versions of what your journey through life should be like. 

picture by C. Gish

Jaz Coleman is one of those people: thinker, writer, traveller, nomad, occultist, in-demand classical music composer, founder and frontman of legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, Coleman is the epitome of the Renaissance Man, always searching for new things to learn, always questioning; he lives his life as a free man and is a fierce defender of the importance of culture and the arts in education. It was a real privilege to be sitting in the venue with him sharing his thoughts and experiences in such a simple and generous way. 

For more pictures and more details about the electrifying lecture Jaz gave at St Pancras Old Church, read MATT ARTPIX'S BLOG; 

You can catch Jaz on his spoken word tour on those dates:
 Sun, July 19 – Southwold UK @ Latitude Festival
Tues, July 21 – Brooklyn NY @ St Vitus
Wed, July 22 – Cambridge MA @ The Middle East
Fri, July 24 – Baltimore MD @ Metro Gallery
Sat, July 25 – Cleveland OH @ Agora Ballroom
Sun, July 26 – Chicago IL @ Empty Bottle
Mon, July 27 – San Diego CA @ The Casbah
Wed, July 29 – Los Angeles CA @ The Regent Theater
Thu, July 30 – San Francisco CA @ The Chapel
Sat, Aug 1 – Seattle WA @ The Funhouse (El Corazon Lounge)
Sun, Aug 2 – Portland OR @ Dante’s

Killing Joke are touring this autumn! Unfortunately, I will be on my writing residency in Dorset and won't be able to go, so Matt ArtPix will enjoy himself for two at the London gig!