The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John Hurt. The book began as a 1964 radio interview with Crisp conducted by his friend and fellow eccentric Philip O'Connor. A managing director at Jonathan Cape heard the interview and commissioned the publication. Having sold only 3,500 copies when first released, the book became a success when it was republished following the television movie broadcast. The book contains many anecdotes about Crisp's life from childhood to middle age, including troubles
Naked Eye (The Who song) sometimes played during the group’s very long and improvised versions of "Magic Bus" at that time, then later in expanded jams during "My Generation", as heard in the "Live at Leeds" version. Eventually Townshend composed the entire song around this progression. "Naked Eye" was originally planned to be released on a 1970 Who EP entitled "6 ft. Wide Garage, 7 ft. Wide Car," a collection which was also to include "Water", "I Don't Even Know Myself", and "Postcard." There were also plans to release a live version of the song, but neither plan materialized. The band likely began recording the