"Sun: I've always wondered why hipgnosis was spelled hipgnosis [and is pronounced hypnosis].
Thorgerson: ...It was actually scrolled on our door by some passing narcotic person in the middle of the night. It was scratched on the door of our apartment, and it appealed to us. It's a nice word, but it was spelled on the door like that." interview with Hipgnosis designer Storm Thorgerson, creator of many famous Pink Floyd album covers.
From this weekend's Nutstock 5:
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