George Underwood is a British artist and musician. He is best known for designing album covers for numerous bands in the 1970s and his collaborations with long-term friend, singer-songwriter David Bowie.

George joins Charlie for a great conversation about his incredible career. After deciding that the music business was not for him, George returned to art studies and then worked in design studios as an illustrator. Initially he specialised in fantasy, horror and science fiction book covers.

Many of George Underwood's colleagues in the music business asked him to do various art works for them. This led to George becoming a freelance artist. Art work for the first T Rex album and later David Bowie’s Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust album covers established him as a leading and creative art illustrator.            

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In this episode Charlie is joined by the wonderful Niema Ash. Since childhood, Niema craved adventure. This craving launched her on a life journey that embraced Morocco and Tibet, to meeting the Dalai Lama, and to connecting with performers, such as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and John Lee Hooker, before they were recognised as legends. She shares her wonderful stories with Charlie in this fascinating conversation.

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This "Lyrical Headshots" series delves into popular song lyrics that explore mental health. We are sitting on an untouched goldmine of literature written on the subject which hasn’t been discussed enough, and Not Your Usual Doctor, Dr. Charlie Easmon, is here to change that. 

In this episode, Charlie recites and reflects on three songs that focus on the issue of addiction. He explores the foundations of addiction and how it starts small and then slowly takes over your life. With lyrics from Lou Reed, he explores the subservience that an addict has to their dealer. ‘Mr. Brownstone’ by Guns N’ Roses offers a final explanation of the danger among addicts, especially heroin addicts, of ‘chasing the dragon’. 

We’d love to hear how the episode made you think about the issue of addiction and any song suggestions for future episodes!

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