Crispian Mills (born January 18, 1973 as Crispian John David Boulting; also known as 'Dodge') is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the son of actress Hayley Mills and director Roy Boulting, the grandson of John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell (Lady Mills), nephew of Juliet Mills and Jonathan Mills, and half-brother to Jason "Ace" Lawson. He has been married to the model Josephine Mills (nee Branfoot) since 1995. They currently reside in Bath. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 66 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Alternative music redirects here. ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... Strangefolk is a rock-oriented jamband originally from Burlington, VT. Since forming in 1991, they have released five studio albums, two live albums and one live concert DVD. The band is comprised of Jon Trafton (lead guitar, vocals), Erik Glockler (bass, vocals), Luke Patchen Montgomery (rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Jeevas is a British band. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born April 18, 1946) is an English actress. ... John and Roy Boulting were English film producers and directors. ... John Mills as Professor Bernard Quatermass in the Thames Television science-fiction serial Quatermass (1979). ... Mary Hayley Bell (born January 22, 1911) is an English actress, writer and dramatist. ... Juliet Mills - Juliet Maryon Mills (born November 21, 1941) is a British character actress, most famous for her roles on shows such as Nanny and the Professor and Passions. ... , Bath is a small city in Somerset, England most famous for its historic baths fed by three hot springs. ...

Active since 1988, Mills is best known as the frontman of the psychedelic indie rock band Kula Shaker. Following the band's breakup in 1999, he remained with Columbia Records (a subsidiary of Sony BMG), and toured with a set of session musicians (including a support slot for Robbie Williams) under the name Pi, although no official studio recordings were released in full. After the label rejected the Pi album, Mills disappeared for a short time, returning in 2002 as frontman and lead guitarist of back-to-basics rock outfit The Jeevas, who disbanded in 2005 to make way for a reformed Kula Shaker, who have just released their third album Strangefolk. For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... When a circles diameter is 1, its circumference is π. Pi or π is the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry, approximately 3. ... The Jeevas is a British band. ... Strangefolk is a rock-oriented jamband originally from Burlington, VT. Since forming in 1991, they have released five studio albums, two live albums and one live concert DVD. The band is comprised of Jon Trafton (lead guitar, vocals), Erik Glockler (bass, vocals), Luke Patchen Montgomery (rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals...

Mills' vocal style reflects his influences, demonstrating the soft, melodic qualities of 1960s pop, a more scratchy, textured folk leaning in the style of Bob Dylan, held together by a heavier, late-1970s rock-esque howling delivery. His lyrics are similarly varied, and demonstrate themes such as love, wisdom, and mysticism alongside political commentary, social observations and popular culture. As a guitarist, Mills is self-taught, and has observed that his "style is all about [his] right hand," as seen through his penchant for the slide guitar technique. He is also known to play the harmonica and the sarod. This article is about the recording artist. ... For other uses, see Love (disambiguation). ... For the 1986 American crime film, see Wisdom (film). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Unenrolled Moderates Unenrolled Voters. ... Popular culture, sometimes abbreviated to pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ... Example of a bottleneck, with fingerpicks and resonator guitar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

As the frontman of Kula Shaker, Mills received a great deal of media attention – as much for his outspoken nature as his music. After the demise of Kula Shaker, this attention ceased, although he still commands a great deal of notice in Japan.

Biography

Youth and Education

Crispian Mills was born in Hammersmith, London, England on January 18, 1973. His mother, Hayley Mills had made her name as a child star in the 1960s, and met Crispian’s father, Roy Boulting, on the set of light British comedy The Family Way. At the time, Boulting was still married to his third wife Sandra. Boulting was 33 years Mills' senior, and only five years younger than her father, Sir John Mills. The pair went on to marry in 1971. The family lived on Belgrade Road, in the south-west London district of Hampton^[1], and had an additional seat at Cobstone Windmill at Ibstone, Buckinghamshire. The marriage did not last, and the pair split in 1975, followed by an official divorce in 1977. At this point, Hayley was pregnant again by actor Leigh Lawson with her second son, Jason. Crispian did not see his father again until he was 16^[1]. Boulting has since explained why that was^[2]: Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, approximately 5 miles (8km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born April 18, 1946) is an English actress. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... John and Roy Boulting were English film producers and directors. ... The Family Way is a 1966 movie by Roy and John Boulting starring father and daughter John Mills and Hayley Mills. ... This article is about the British actor. ... Hampton can mean: // Place names United States of America Hampton, Connecticut Hampton, Georgia Hampton, Iowa Hampton, Minnesota Hampton, Nebraska Hampton, New Hampshire Hampton, New Jersey Hampton, New York Hampton, South Carolina Hampton, Tennessee Hampton, Virginia Hampton Cove, Alabama Hampton Falls, New Hampshire New Hampton, New Hampshire Canada Hampton, New Brunswick... Cobstone Mill was built in 1816 and is located in the hamlet of Ibstone in Buckinghamshire, England, and overlooks the village of Turville. ... Ibstone (previously Ipstone) is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945 in Atherston, Warwickshire, England) is a film and stage actor. ...

The new family split their time between Hampton and Lawson's Coventry residence^[3]. Hayley had given up working to raise her sons during their early years, a sacrifice which to this day, Crispian values very highly.^[4] Crispian's maternal grandparents also played a vital role in their upbringing, particularly his grandfather John Mills, who Crispian describes as having been "the one consistent man in my life."^[1] Sir John can be credited with introducing Crispian to music, by singing old cowboy songs to send him to sleep as a child. Crispian would go on to cover one of those songs, 'Rio Grande' with his post-Kula Shaker band The Jeevas^[5]. "I count myself to be very fortunate," says Mills, "in having been brought up by people who are very open-minded and who are genuinely in love with the arts. If I've inherited anything from my family, it's that love of the creative process and that awareness of the privilege which being a part of it represents. That comes from my father too...I couldn't escape from it, and never felt I wanted to."^[6] “Río Bravo” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Jeevas is a British band. ...

Crispian commenced his education at Highgate School in north London. His background meant that family friends were people like Richard Attenborough and Laurence Olivier, although Crispian has often remarked that he was rarely star-struck as they were "just people," to one accustomed to the company of famous actors^[7]. As a result of this, and his mother's experiences as a child actress, the young Mills believed that making films was to be his next step. "I grew up with pictures of my mum looking very very young, standing with John Wayne or Walt Disney. That did something to my head, I thought that was kind of normal. That's what happens, you get to twelve, you start making movies. It was only when I got to twelve that I realised, obviously, that wasn't the case.^[8]. Instead, he was sent to Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, to continue his education. Despite enjoying the experience initially, he left after a year, telling his mother, "I'm out. If you make me stay there any longer, I'm gonna become a communist!"^[4] His opinions on public school have mellowed over the years, and he concedes that "public school people aren't all monsters," and blames any monstrous tendencies on the trend that allows older pupils to discipline the younger ones.^[4] Hayley took the plea of her eldest son seriously, and he was promptly enrolled at the local comprehensive. Highgate School is a British Independent School in London, England. ... Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE, KBE (born August 29, 1923) is an English actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM, (IPA: ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Stowe School is a famous British independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, referred to as a public school. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ...

It was around this time when Mills first started to consider ideas of spirituality, and mortality. "If I ever had a Road-to-Damascus, it was when I was 11," he recalls. "I woke up one night, at home in bed, and realised I was going to die. I don't mean 'tomorrow' or 'in a year'. It wasn't a prediction. It was just suddenly understanding fully that death would come. I remember talking about it at the time. Everyone thought there was something wrong with me."^[4] To address these new feelings on life and death, Crispian borrowed the Mahābhārata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, from his mother, and took to reading it. He also became vegetarian, although concedes that this was largely due to meeting "a really attractive girl who was veggie."^[4] “Mahabharat” redirects here. ... Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) is a software environment used to develop and implement distributed control systems to operate devices such as particle accelerators, telescopes and other large experiments. ... Ancient India may refer to: The ancient History of India, which generally includes the ancient history of the whole Indian subcontinent (South Asia) Indus Valley Civilization — during the Bronze Age Vedic period — the period of Vedic Sanskrit, spanning the late Bronze Age and the earlier Iron Age Mahajanapadas — during the...

Throughout his youth, Crispian had been exposed to a wide variety of music. One of his earliest musical memories was Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary, which he believes "summed up [his] childhood."^[9] As a general rule, Mills was uninspired by the then-current music scene, and found that he was able to identify with older records, which he felt had honesty and genuine youth.^[10] However, there were a couple of exceptions to this rule: he distinguished Stand and Deliver by Adam & the Ants - the first single he ever bought^[11] - by virtue of its drama and longevity. Also, Falco reaching the top spot with Rock Me Amadeus was a "big moment" for him and his friends at that time.^[9] In terms of albums, his first purchase was Too Tough to Die by Ramones.^[11] However, it was hearing You Really Got Me by English rock group The Kinks that inspired him to become a guitarist. "It was like walking into a temple, a moment when my life changed," he says. "I'd grown up listening to Boy George and Duran Duran on the radio. But You Really Got Me. Chung! This is your destiny! After that, as soon as I picked up a guitar, all I wanted to do was become brilliant. I practised, I studied tapes, I was a guitar worshipper. " Through the guitar, Mills also discovered Deep Purple, and has cited their lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore as a major influence on his style.^[4] Puff, the Magic Dragon is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow and made popular by the group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording. ... The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is an American musical group that was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. ... For other uses, see Stand and Deliver (disambiguation). ... Adam and the Ants were a new wave band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Johann (Hans) Hölzel (February 19, 1957 – February 6, 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was a classical music prodigy turned Austrian hip hop-pop and rock star. ... Rock Me Amadeus is the title of a 1985 song by the Austrian pop star Falco. ... Too Tough to Die is the 8th album by The Ramones, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... You Really Got Me is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. ... The Kinks were an English rock group formed in 1963 by lead singer-songwriter Ray Davies, his brother, lead guitarist and vocalist Dave Davies, and bassist Pete Quaife. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist. ...

As he grew older, Mills started to delve deeper into psychedelic music, and spent most of his A-Level years taking LSD and listening to The Doors.^[12] Acid gave the teenaged Mills a change of perspective, but he soon realised that drugs alone would not bring him the enlightenment he sought. Watching close friends go "over the edge" on hallucinogenic drugs ultimately convinced Crispian that there were other ways of changing one's perspective. ^[13] For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ... This page is about the rock band. ...

Fame and Music Career

Mills became famous in the UK as the lead singer/songwriter in the Indian-influenced 90s Indie/rock band Kula Shaker in 1996. Kula Shaker's first album K became the best-selling debut album since Oasis' Definitely Maybe in the UK, and the band had a string of UK hit singles, culminating in 1997's 'Hush' which peaked at #2 there. He was one of a clutch of mid-1990s Britpop stars to rise to prominence in the media, before making a series of unfortunate remarks about swastikas and being accused by newspapers such as The Independent of harbouring Nazi sympathies. Crispian was the creative dynamo behind the band's success and his departure, shortly after the release of the band's second album - Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts - signalled the end for the band in 1999. Note: Sometimes the 90s is used as shorthand for the 1990s, the 1890s, or other such decades in various centuries. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... K is an album by Kula Shaker, released September 16, 1996. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991, led by lead guitarist and primary songwriter Noel Gallagher and his younger brother, lead vocalist and songwriter Liam Gallagher. ... This article is about the album by Oasis. ... The swastika is a cross with its arms 90° to either right or left. ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism, or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the totalitarian ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... “Sound of Drums” redirects here. ... This article is about the year. ...

He spent two years experimenting with new musical ideas, even touring briefly in the UK with as part of a band called Pi. A disagreement over the quality of an album proposed for release saw Mills depart from his UK record company in 2001.

In early 2002 the speedy formation of a new band called The Jeevas with Andy Nixon and Dan McKinna (previously both of the band Straw) led to relative success, with the first album selling over 100,000 copies in Japan. Sales elsewhere were low but the band remained a hot ticket in smaller UK venues. Despite extensive touring and sizeable hardcore fanbase, The Jeevas split in early 2005, with Dan and Andy forming a new band named The Magic Bullet Band. The Jeevas is a British band. ... Straw were a British pop band that released one album, Shoplifting, in 1999. ... The Jeevas is a British band. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During 2004 The Jeevas and a reformed Kula Shaker (without original keyboardist Jay Darlington) contributed to a charity album with the Californian School of Braja which Crispian masterminded. The sessions with Kula Shaker went so well that the band decided to reform permanently. 2006 saw their return to the live scene in the UK with the addition of new keyboardist Harry Broadbent, and the release of an EP 'Revenge Of The King'. Their third album 'Strangefolk' was released in 2007. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jay Darlington Jay Darlington (born May 3, 1968) is a keyboardist formerly of the British rock band Kula Shaker. ... Californian can mean: A person from the U.S. state of California, see List of people from California an adjective describing something as from California. ...

Crispian is currently working on a film project entitled The Winged Boy, produced by Stephen Fry, and is also contributing to the soundtrack. The film is still in pre-production. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, novelist, filmmaker, journalist and television personality. ...

Discography

Albums

• K - Kula Shaker (1996)
• Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts - Kula Shaker (1999)
• 1,2,3,4 - The Jeevas (2002)
• Cowboys and Indians - The Jeevas (2003)
• School Of Braja - School Of Braja (2006)
• Strangefolk - Kula Shaker 2007

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• Summer Sun EP - Kula Shaker 1997
• The Revenge of the King - Kula Shaker 2006
• Freedom Lovin' People EP - Kula Shaker 2007

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• Kollected - The Best of - Kula Shaker 2002
• Tattva - The Very Best Of - Kula Shaker 2007

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• "Tattva (Lucky 13 Mix)" - Kula Shaker 1996
• "Grateful When You're Dead" - Kula Shaker 1996
• "Tattva" - Kula Shaker 1996
• "Hey Dude" - Kula Shaker 1996
• "Govinda" - Kula Shaker 1996
• "Hush" - Kula Shaker 1997
• "Sound Of Drums" - Kula Shaker 1998
• "Mystical Machine Gun" - Kula Shaker 1999
• "Shower Your Love" - Kula Shaker 1999
• "Scary Parents" - The Jeevas 2002
• "One Louder" - The Jeevas 2002
• "Virginia" - The Jeevas 2002
• "Ghost (Cowboys In The Movies)" - The Jeevas 2002
• "Once Upon A Time In America" - The Jeevas 2003
• "The Way You Carry On" - The Jeevas 2003
• "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" - The Jeevas 2003
• "Second Sight" - Kula Shaker 2007
• "Out On The Highway" - Kula Shaker 2007

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External links

• Page detailing Crispian's guitars
• The Jeevas' Official Site
• Official Kula Shaker website

Notes and References