Zombie Blues

Zombie Blues
Zombie Blues' founder and lead singer, David Chalmers in 2008
Background information
GenresBlues rock, rock and roll
MembersDavid Chalmers

Zombie Blues is a rock band founded by the Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers, who serves as the lead singer of the band.[1][2][3] Its name comes from Chalmers' philosophical zombie thought experiment—a hypothetical creature that looks like humans but lacks consciousness.[1]

The band's only song, "The Zombie Blues", has been performed at various cognitive science and philosophy conventions,[4][5] including Qualia Fest.[1][3] Its core lyrics include:

I act like you act, I do what you do / But I don’t know, what it’s like to be you / What consciousness is, I ain’t got a clue / I got the zombie blues.

— David Chalmers[4][1][5]

The Irish Times wrote, "With his leather jacket and biker’s haircut, David Chalmers is about the closest thing philosophy has to a rock star these days."[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Kaminer, Ariel (2012-12-09). "Where Theory and Research Meet to Jam About the Mind". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ^ Walsh, Sean (2019-11-24). "A philosophy of zombies". The Article. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. ^ a b "David Chalmers". Brain Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. ^ a b c Humphreys, Jon (2014-07-20). "Zombie blues and the hard problem of consciousness". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. ^ a b Burkeman, Oliver (2015-01-21). "Why can't the world's greatest minds solve the mystery of consciousness?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-07-20.