Mick Farren (1943–2013) was a British counterculture icon—author, journalist, musician, and activist. As frontman of the proto-punk band The Deviants and a key writer for New Musical Express (NME), he helped shape the UK’s underground scene in the 1960s and ’70s. Farren also wrote over 20 novels, blending science fiction with social critique, and published influential non-fiction on music, politics, and rebellion. Fiercely anti-establishment, he was a free speech advocate, organizer of the UK’s first free festival, and a lifelong voice for the anarchist left. His work left a lasting mark on both alternative literature and rock culture.

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