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...Stoppard's new play, Rock 'n' Roll, opening on Broadway Nov. 4, is about Czechoslovakia in the years between the 1968 Soviet crackdown and the 1989 Velvet Revolution - set against the backdrop of the rebel rock music of the era. The playwright talked with TIME's Richard Zoglin about the play, his tastes in rock and other matters. Excerpts...
...interest in rock music...
...like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to be a branch of pop music. Like everyone else in the population. I loved the Beatles when they turned up, and the Stones when they turned up, and never really stopped liking them. Pink Floyd [featured prominently in Rock 'n' Roll] I actually ignored completely - my children used to listen to Pink Floyd, but I never did. I thought they were a pretentious rock band. I never took any notice of Pink Floyd until much later...
Many consider the '60s and '70s to be the quintessential time for rock 'n' roll. Has music taken a turn for the worse? -Mark Cowden, Shelbyville Ky.No. I just hope that some of these new bands can make an imprint like the Stones and the Beatles did in their...
...melodies of Liszt, Schubert, and the Harvard Krokodiloes filled the vaulted chamber of Memorial Church last night as students, faculty, and others gathered to bid farewell to music lover and avid public servant Henry C. Fienning ’06-’08. Fienning’s favorite pieces of music were interspersed with accounts of his warmth, compassion, and dedication to service. “Henry was an exceptional human being,” said Leone E. Price ’06, a close friend of Fienning. He was “one of those rare people with...