1. Gary Lachman came to prominence in the mid-1970s as the bass guitarist for rock band Blondie.
14 Facts About Gary Lachman
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Since the 1990s, Lachman has written full-time, often about mysticism and occultism.
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Gary Lachman has written more than 22 books on consciousness, culture, and the western esoteric tradition, written for journals in the US and UK, and lectured on his work in the US and Europe; his books have been translated into more than a dozen languages.
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Gary Lachman joined Blondie in spring 1975 after original bassist Fred Smith left to join Television amid founding bassist Richard Hell's departure.
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Gary Lachman wrote the music to the band's first single, "X-Offender", and popularized the band's sixties-retro look.
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Gary Lachman's song " Presence, Dear" was a UK top ten hit in 1978, and was recorded by Tracey Ullman and Annie Lennox.
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Back in London, Gary Lachman worked with former X-Ray Spex saxophonist Lora Logic.
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Gary Lachman worked professionally for a time as a science writer for the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Gary Lachman moved to London in 1996 and became a full-time writer, contributing to The Guardian, Mojo, Times Literary Supplement and other journals.
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Gary Lachman is a regular contributor to the Independent on Sunday, Fortean Times, and other journals in the US and UK, lectures frequently and occasionally broadcasts on the BBC.
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Gary Lachman's work has been compared to Colin Wilson, and has been translated into German, Finnish, Czech, Russian, French, Dutch, Spanish, Norwegian, Italian and Portuguese.
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In 2014, Gary Lachman took part in the annual Engelsberg Seminar held in Avesta, Sweden, lecturing on gnosis and the evolution of consciousness in the 21st century.
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In 2015, Gary Lachman lectured on "Rejected Knowledge" to the Marion Institute as part of their "Living in the Real World" seminar.
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Recent years have seen Gary Lachman lecturing on a variety of esoteric and cultural topics in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and the United States.