Daevid Allen

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Allen in October 2009.

Christopher David Allen (13 January 1938 – 13 March 2015), better known as Daevid Allen, sometimes credited as Divided Alien, was an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist. He was co-founder of psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and Gong (in France, 1970).[1][2]

Allen died of neck cancer at his home in Sydney, New South Wales, aged 77.[3]

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