Murder? Where did that come from!

Here is what happened:

... plans to reform Love and tour were thwarted by Lee's legal problems. In 1996 Lee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm, which he had used to threaten a neighbor, though he did not fire any shots. Since Lee had a few prior run-ins with the law for drugs and assault, he was given a harsher sentence than that type of conviction usually brings. Lee served five years of his 12-year sentence, refusing both visitors and journalists who tried to contact him in jail. While Lee was in prison, two members of Love passed away, making a real reunion impossible ...

I've just pulled that off the internet. I did read somewhere that an australian guy who was staying with arthur actually admitted that it was him that had had jokingly pointed an unloaded 45 at a neighbour across the block from Arthur's apartment. The police ignored this and arrested Arthur as it was his apartment therefore he was responsible.

Definitely not murder, more like the American establishment hated him for what he was - a peaceful, stoned out BLACK hippie!!!

Now you know Richard!

We will have to do some more Arther Lee & Syd Barrett at Knockholt in September!