THEN: Burgess joined the Charlatans during their baggy phase, after which they followed stylistic currents into Britpop and continued accumulating hits. They also acquired a lawsuit from the ’60s US rock band the Charlatans forcing them to identify as the Charlatans UK for stateside purposes.

NOW: Unlike most prominent Britpop bands, the Charlatans never broke up but rather descended from legit rock stars into more of a cult concern over the course of 11 albums. Burgess published an autobiography called Telling Stories in 2012 and a Daily Telegraph op-ed about transcendental meditation. In 2013 he hosted Lauren Laverne’s BBC Radio 6 show while Laverne and other National Union of Journalists members were on strike. He’s currently the subject of a Channel 4 documentary in which he plays shows around the UK raising money to fund the Charlatans recording their next album on the International Space Station.