The entire thing is indicative of the failure of the hippy project to even contemplate enacting real change. You wanna change the world? Nah, take LSD instead, “don’t you know it’s gonna be alright?”.
The idea that any of these people genuinely believed they were doing anything other than assisting in the maintenance of the status quo is laughable.
Of course I’m not saying I thought rock stars represented the ideological pinnacle of the movement, but I’d claim that this sort of thought is indicative of the wider milieu.
really sad about it tbh. wish he didnt do it so i could have the chance to watch him perform live and have a convo with him after
If you haven't you should listen to the interviews he had during his psychosis. It's so fucking sad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHwIj-gYiNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWmaF1DEEoA
can you give me a synopsis i have a migraine rn
The main gist is he speaks about how Phil Ochs was an amateur and a phony and never challenged the government so they wouldn't kill him. And how he, as John/Luke Train, kills Phil Ochs in a hotel after a night of drinking and emerges as the true artist. There's a lot of resentment towards Bob Dylan too.
thank