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
That's one reason why it's pretty worthless, I can't totally buy it, if you think about it, it's things like the Phil Spector records. On one level they were rebellion, on another level they were keeping the teenager in his place. Lester Bangs buykeeplevel share on social
Most of them are pretty down records, pretty unhappy, pretty confused. Which only reflects how people in general were feeling, I mean really the sense that you get is society running down. Lester Bangs confusefeltgeneral Change image and share on social
No, I see it as meaning very little at the moment because none of the groups are about anything. Lester Bangs groupmeanmoment Change image and 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
Here we are in the 70's when everything really is horrible and it really stinks. The mass media, everything on television everything everywhere is just rotten. You know it's just really boring and really evil, ugly and worse. Lester Bangs badlyboreevil 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