Without Jimi Hendrix, pioneering shock rocker Arthur Brown may never have lived up to his reputation as the self-proclaimed "God of Hellfire." In 1968, when the theatrical singer's group, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, put out the single "Fire" – an incendiary, psychedelic nightmare that opens with Brown growling, "I am the God of Hellfire, and I
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Veteran Shock Rocker Arthur Brown Talks Jimi Hendrix, Close Calls With Fire