Julian Cope presents Head Heritage

That's what I mean by "lucky". It's not a negative it's just a fact that he lucked out to have been in three great bands in the exact same way that Geoff Hurst was "lucky" that Jimmy Greaves got injured in 1966. Doesn't take anything away from him but it points up both the disposable genius and the fatal weakness of rock and roll. It's glory is fleeting for all but a very few because only a very few have anything worthwhile to say for more than a very limited period of time. Five years, three albums. That's about the limit for 99% of even the really good bands.