The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious. Lester Bangs artassumemistake Change image and 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
I'm really schizophrenic about that, because on the one hand I would say, yes there is, there's something inherently, even violent about it, it's wild and raw and all this. Lester Bangs handinherentlyraw Change image and share on social
I hate Stanley Clark, but I have to admit he's playing Jazz whether I like it or not. Lester Bangs admitclarkhate Change image and share on social
It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then to actually read the Communist manifesto and things like that and actually become involved in politics. Lester Bangs airbuttonchairman 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
Basically no, I mean I think that it's very easy to like I say, smoke a joint or even to wear a Chairman Mao button, or do a lot of these things with out knowing what's behind it, and what it really means. Lester Bangs basicallybuttonchairman 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
I mean Iggy and The Stooges first couple of albums I think sold twenty five thousand between the two of them you know and so to talk in terms of an underground I mean you have to go really to the independent labels and things like that. Lester Bangs albumcoupleiggy share on social
I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music. Lester Bangs musicpopular Change image and share on social
