When kids can't afford to see it anymore maybe we'll have a whole resurgence of garage bands all over America and this New Wave thing will start to mean something on a grass roots level. Lester Bangs affordamericaanymore Change image and share on social
Nothing ever quite dies, it just comes back in a different form. Lester Bangs backform Change image and share on social
No I don't think it was a myth at all, anymore than what the recession that the whole country was experiencing was a myth, which obviously seems like it's going to get worse and worse. Lester Bangs anymorebadlycountry Change image and share on social
And doing so you can recreate yourself and you can also come up with something that is not only original and creative and artistic, but also maybe even decent, or moral if I can use words like that, or something that's like basically good. Lester Bangs artisticbasicallycreative share on social
I mean it's easier to be in a demonstration if it's a trip that's one of the reasons why the whole thing fell apart in 1971, because it wasn't a trip any longer. Lester Bangs demonstrationeasyfall Change image and share on social
I mean the interesting thing I think would be if something happened like, what happened in England where all these kids that all of a sudden can't afford the ticket prices. Lester Bangs affordenglandhappen Change image and share on social
As far as a truly radical conscience, you have to take it as part of a larger thing, that it was sort of historical inevitability that with the coming of a leaguer society people would start to use drugs a lot more then they had before. Lester Bangs comeconsciencedrug share on social
The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience. Lester Bangs audiencecontemptperformer Change image and share on social
The great thing about The Clash of course is that they keep searching for answers beyond that. Lester Bangs answerclashgreat Change image and share on social
Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and the noise. And you had James Taylor and everyone went acoustic and that. Lester Bangs acidacousticearly Change image and share on social