Chris Mosdell is a poet, lyricist, author, and illustrator, who has collaborated with an extensive array of well-known musicians and composers. He has written lyrics for Eric Clapton, Sarah Brightman, Boy George, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and YMO, to name a few. He also wrote lyrics together with Michael Jackson. He has also produced music for feature films, opera, and anime soundtracks, including Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Texhnolyze, and Wolf's Rain. He has been awarded the The Yuki Hayashi-Newkirk Poetry Prize, Gold Prize for Lyrics (Tokyo Music Festival), and the Grand Prize for Poetry (Colorado Festival of Literature).

Topics of Discussion with Chris Mosdell

• How microbiology influenced Chris’s art
• A serendipitous book finding in rural England
• Why he began writing books for children
• How Chris learned to draw
• Chris’s path to becoming famous
• Advice for students on how to become more creative
• A reading of his poem Little Blue Ridinghood and the Big Good Wolf
• Writing lyrics inside of McDonald’s
• How his lyrics were used on a Michael Jackson song
• The origin of the name MOZZ
• His experimental avant-garde techniques