“Jimi, a red scarf around his head and wearing a white fringed and beaded leather shirt, looked almost like a mystical holy… — 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
![“Melanie: [Chip Monck] said that if you lit candles, it would help to keep the rain away. By the time I finished my set, the whole hillside was a mass of little flickering lights. It was an amazing experience to be there, to be in that time and live through that group of people who were acknowledging each other, as if we were all in one family. Woodstock was an affirmation that we were part of each other. The lighting of candles would set a precedent that carries on to this day. The candles became lighters, which have since become cell phones.” quote by Michael Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/71d/michael-lang-44921_amazing-experience_melanie-chip-monck-said-that-if-you-lit_657950.jpg)
