Hot Rod Biology

This is based on an idea I had that I could create this big complex myth/cult based around Elvis as "The Hybrid Practitioner" [I might rename that though ñ The Hybrid King?], who has 'found the way' and whose ghost visits people to dicuss the hybrid path/way . . . I really like the idea that he visits Johnny Rotten ñ maybe even earlier than this? Perhaps when the King was still alive? And visited John in about late 75?

Below is an earlier image I'd done but not stuck on here because I didn't like it! That's partly just a formal thing, but also I wasn't sure what I was saying with it . . . it's from the Steve Allen show in 1956 when Elvis [in order to make him tone down his act] was forced to wear a tux and sing 'Hound Dog' to a a Basset Hound. I was referring to this as a 'hybrid moment' in his career ñ where the allure of fame was to perhaps become more a part of his mandate than music?

I have no reason for choosing the letter 'L' ñ I was still seeing this as an exercise in form, so hadn't considered this aspect. This bugged me, as did the choice of scene.

What I think is really important about Elvis is what he [along with Sam, Scotty, and Bill] did at Sun Records ñ blending various sources to create a new hybrid form of music [rockabilly]. That was THE Hybrid Moment I'm interested in!

Johnny Rotten brought aspects to his performance that made it 'hybrid' too. His reference to 'King Richard' [check this?] on TV theatre performance . . .

The letter 'X' I'm pretty happy with ñ cross-over, cancelling out, mistake [this scene couldn't have happened], etc. Finding other letterforms that are suitably 'loaded' is difficult however!

. . . I also really like that this looks a little like a Raymond Pettibone cartoon/image. I was a big fan of his Black Flag record covers.