Another reason to love Rock n' Roll...

This is pretty interesting... The Hungarian Ambassador to the US, Andras Simonyi, will be coming to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (and Museum) and saying the following:

_"Hungary's ambassador to the United States is coming to the Rock and Roll of Fame to explain his belief that when rock 'n' roll found its way into his country, it helped spark a yearning for freedom and an eventual end to a communist government.

Not only for me but also for other Hungarians of my generation, this became the stuff that really linked us to the free world. As I listened to this kind of music, I felt I was part of the free world myself.

_

I started out with the Beatles, but then I pretty much moved on. I embraced the really exciting and progressive part. I became a great Cream fan and Jimi Hendrix fan. There was one hero that I had, and this was Stevie Winwood, who established the group called Traffic."

(via the bad-ass Tyler Cowen at Volokh via Mike Daly)

Posted by joebeone at Noviembre 7, 2003 01:36 PM