Raul Seixas, the rock composer and singer who died 22 years ago at the age of 44, was one of the main representatives of the country’s counterculture. He preached a non-conformist way-of-life in songs such as “Gita” (based on the Indian sacred book Bhagavad-Gita), “Há 10 mil anos” and “Metamorfose Ambulante” (where he says he prefers to be a walking metamorphosis than to have preconceived ideas about everything).
In 1974, with his musical partner Paulo Coelho, that later became a huge esoteric bestseller writer, Seixas created the so-called “Sociedade Alternativa”, a community based in the preaching of English occultist Aleister Crowley. To these days, he is adored by a legion of fans and impersonators.
In this rare 1977 TV video clip, he sings his manifesto against lucidity, “Maluco Beleza” (Cool Crazyman), without his trademark beard and hippie look.