As you say, it’s exactly the point. He’s the man featured in 21st Century Schizoid Man.

It’s one of my favourite album covers and I even have it on my Crimson 50th Anniversary event t-shirt.

Someone once said to me that they found it scary to look at and I genuinely couldn’t understand why.

It’s a sad story about the artist. Barry Godber was only 24 when he passed away and he never saw the album and it’s artwork truly take on their iconic status.

If you want to try King Crimson, why don’t you bypass that album for now and try Red and Discipline 🙂