Lester was right...

"You CANNOT make friends with the rock stars. That's what's important. If you're a rock journalist - first, you will never get paid much. But you will get free records from the record company. And they'll buy you drinks, you'll meet girls, they'll try to fly you places for free, offer you drugs... I know. It sounds great. But they are not your friends. These are people who want you to write sanctimonious stories about the genius of the rock stars, and they will ruin rock and roll and strangle everything we love about it."

Komentar

  1. Agam Fatchurrochman19 Agustus 2008 pukul 08.13

    Jaga independensi rock journalist! Kalau musiknya kacau, hantam saja.... RSI sudah bagus kok

    BalasHapus
  2. nicky olivia19 Agustus 2008 pukul 10.09

    bussiness still bussiness!!

    BalasHapus
  3. jorgy ibrahim19 Agustus 2008 pukul 10.15

    lester claypool?

    BalasHapus
  4. dedidude dedidude19 Agustus 2008 pukul 10.45

    kalau yang jurnalis sekaligus rockstar gimana wenz? hihii

    BalasHapus
  5. dedidude dedidude19 Agustus 2008 pukul 10.45

    kalau yang jurnalis sekaligus rockstar gimana wenz? hihi

    BalasHapus
  6. wage egaw19 Agustus 2008 pukul 13.12

    menjaga jarak,kritis,tapi tetap bisa menyuguhkan tulisan yang dekat dan intim.mungkin begitu ya wenz?

    BalasHapus
  7. heri .19 Agustus 2008 pukul 14.49

    pengalaman pribadi wenz ?

    BalasHapus
  8. wenz rawk19 Agustus 2008 pukul 14.53

    Hehehe... Thanks for the support, Bung Agam.

    BalasHapus
  9. wenz rawk19 Agustus 2008 pukul 14.54

    Maksudnya?

    BalasHapus
  10. wenz rawk19 Agustus 2008 pukul 14.55

    Nope. It's Lester Bangs.

    BalasHapus
  11. wenz rawk19 Agustus 2008 pukul 14.56

    tetep dong. kalo jelek sikat!

    BalasHapus
  12. wenz rawk19 Agustus 2008 pukul 14.57

    yep, bener, wis. elu emang penulis beneran ye hehe...

    BalasHapus
  13. wenz rawk19 Agustus 2008 pukul 14.59

    Nggak lah. Baru nonton Almost Famous lagi dan itu memorable quote paling penting dari film itu menurut gue. Subyektifnya ya karena Bangs cukup influential juga buat gue, walau sisi gonzo-nya gue buang hehehe...

    BalasHapus
  14. adrian adioetomo19 Agustus 2008 pukul 15.45

    Well, we've been friends even before you were a hotshot journalist, and I don't think I'll ever be a rockstar. I guess we're both writers.. trying to show as much truth as we can. Let the pieces fall wherever they may.

    BalasHapus
  15. Uncle Bowl19 Agustus 2008 pukul 17.15

    "be honest and unmercyful" hehe..

    BalasHapus

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