“Greil Marcus: Rain simply meant it was a good time to meet new people.” — Michael Lang Copy Share Image
“Greil Marcus: Rain simply meant it was a good time to meet new people.” — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
This is the way to hear music, I think, surrounded by rolling hills and farmlands, under a big sky. — Michael Lang Copy Share Image
