▁N ure ye v , ▁Mik h ail ▁B ary sh nik ov , ▁Ernst ▁Ne iz vest ny ▁and ▁Edu ard ▁Lim on ov . ▁ ▁The ▁G use v ▁Cry stal ▁Factory ▁produces ▁the ▁composition ▁The ▁Four ▁Mon keys ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁original ▁design ▁by ▁N amin . ▁It ’ s ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁well - known ▁symbol ▁of ▁en light en ment ▁and ▁opposition ▁to ▁evil : ▁three ▁mon keys ▁with ▁their ▁eyes , ▁ears ▁and ▁mouth ▁covered , ▁respectively . ▁By ▁adding ▁a ▁fourth ▁mon key ▁absor bed ▁in ▁med itation ▁to ▁the ▁composition , ▁N amin ▁re th inks ▁and ▁exp ands ▁the ▁symbol ’ s ▁meaning . ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁N amin ▁and ▁the ▁Flow ers ▁begin ▁recording ▁a ▁double ▁album ▁of ▁their ▁best ▁songs ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁world - class ▁rock ▁stars ▁Ken ny ▁Ar on off ▁( d rum s ), ▁Marco ▁M endo za ▁( b ass ▁guitar ▁and ▁vocals ) ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁release ▁is ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁Flow ers ’ ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁Free ▁to ▁Rock ▁is ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Museum ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁O H . ▁ ▁The ▁London ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁records ▁N amin ’ s ▁sym phony ▁Cent uria ▁S ▁– ▁Qu ark ▁at ▁Ab bey ▁Road ▁Studios ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Russian ▁Museum ▁publish es ▁N amin ’ s ▁album ▁of ▁photograph s ▁The ▁Magic