É óbvio que o Rock, uma das formas artísticas que marca a história cultural do século XX, não é invenção de ninguém em particular. Nenhum estilo musical ou corrente artística pode ter sua incepção atribuída ao gênio isolado de uma pessoa que tivesse sido uma espécie de originador único....
In a recent article I wrote on Greil Marcus’ musings on Jim Morrison and The Doors, I claimed that Marcus is a “painter of cultural landscapes” much more than a mere music critic. Here’s another example of what I meant by that, taken from his book about Van Morrison....
“In 1968 dread was the currency. It was what kept you up all night, and not just the night Bobby Kennedy was shot… Dread was why every day could feel like a trap. (…) The feeling that the country was coming apart – that, for what looked and felt like...