Lester Bangs

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

#because #even #hand #i #inherently

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

#down #feeling #general #get #how

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

#country #experiencing #get #going #i

No, I see it as meaning very little at the moment because none of the groups are about anything. ↗

— Lester Bangs

#anything #because #groups #i #i see

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

#acoustic #against #early #everyone #feedback

The great thing about The Clash of course is that they keep searching for answers beyond that. ↗

— Lester Bangs

#answers #beyond #clash #course #great

The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience. ↗

— Lester Bangs

#audience #contempt #performer #sin #ultimate