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Crispian (also known as 'Dodge') was born to the actress Hayley Mills and film director Roy Boulting , and has a half-brother called Jason. He is married to the model Jo Mills (nee Branfoot). His grandfather is the British actor Sir John Mills . He currently lives in Bath. Mills became famous as the lead singer/songwriter in the Indian-influenced 90s rock band Kula Shaker in 1996. Kula Shaker's first album, "K", became the best-selling debut album since Oasis' "Definitely Maybe". He was one of a clutch of mid-1990s Britpop stars to rise to prominence in the media, before making a series of unfortunate remarks about Swastikas and being accused by newspapers such as the Daily Mail of harbouring Nazi sympathies. Crispian was the creative dynamo behind the band's success and his departure signalled the end for the band in 1999. He spent several years experimenting with new musical ideas, as a part of two bands named Pi and Crispian Mills. Neither led to chart success or even the completion of an album, but the formation of a new band called The Jeevas with Andy Nixon and Dan McKinna led to relative success, with the first album selling over 100,000 copies in Japan. Despite extensive touring and sizeable hardcore fanbase, The Jeevas split in early 2005, with Dan and Andy forming a new band named The Magic Bullet Band. The Jeevas and a (temporarily) reformed Kula Shaker have contributed to a charity album with the Californian 'School of Braja' which also features Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders. The album is expected to be released in early 2006. Talk of a potential Kula Shaker reunion is rife among Mills' fans, increasingly fueled by the cryptic announcement on kulashakermusic.com that the band has "arisen from the bottomless pit" although " {Link without Title} ow and why will all be revealed in good time." Crispian is currently working on a film project entitled ''The Winged Boy'', produced by Stephen Fry , which will start filming in Spring 2006. He is also contributing to the soundtrack. After almost a year of, as Crispian Mills puts it, "neglect", the Jeevas website had been updated in November 2005 with a complete facelift of the front page, and promises by Crispian himself of regular updates, as well as a hint of a "Mystery Project". Crispian Mills reunited with 2 members of Kula Shaker (Alonza Bevan & Paul Winterhart) to perform a low key gig at the WheatSheaf, Leighton Buzzard on December 21st 2005. The set was over an hour and a half long and the band had performed new material. Fans are now waiting in anticipation that this gig marks the beginning of a Kula Shaker reunion. The Official Jeevas website promises to update in January 2006 with the latest news. DISCOGRAPHY
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