“Jimi, a red scarf around his head and wearing a white fringed and beaded leather shirt, looked almost like a mystical holy man in meditation. His eyes closed, his head back, he'd merged with his music, his Strat--played upside down… — Michael Lang Copy Share Image
“Melanie: [Chip Monck] said that if you lit candles, it would help to keep the rain away. By the time I finished my set,… — Michael Lang Copy Share
“At Woodstock, we would focus our energy on peace, setting aside the onstage discussion of political issues to just groove on what might be… — Michael Lang Copy Share
The Boston Globe: The Woodstock Music and Art Festival will surely go down in history as a mass event of great and positive significance… — Michael Lang Copy Share
On Max Yasgur’s six hundred acres, everyone dropped their defenses and became a huge extended family. Joining together, getting into the music and each… — Michael Lang Copy Share
“As I watch from the stage, I see more and more people wandering away. Jimi notices too, and says, “You can leave if you… — Michael Lang Copy Share
“Jimi, a red scarf around his head and wearing a white fringed and beaded leather shirt, looked almost like a mystical holy man in… — Michael Lang Copy Share
“Fifteen years ago, the cultural critic Greil Marcus wrote of Jimi's performance of our national anthem as "his great NO to the war, to… — Michael Lang Copy Share
This is the way to hear music, I think, surrounded by rolling hills and farmlands, under a big sky. — Michael Lang Copy Share
