Roxy in the Rock Stakes
Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 7 August 1971
A curious feature of modern rock music, is the way it's taken potential artists away from other spheres. Men who might have become poets, painters, or even classical musicians have instead found an outlet for their creativity in the new medium, which also offers the chance of wide Exposure – not to mention bags of loot.
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