Live Aid was a baby Woodstock, a child of Woodstock, which I call Globalstock.
Woodstock was the antithesis of what the music industry turned into. And if anyone tries to tie another Woodstock festival to an obnoxious sponsor, I'll be out protesting again.
I grew up with the Woodstock generation. I went to Woodstock, and like everybody in my school, I wanted to be in a rock-and-roll band, and most of us were. But I also grew up with a lot of piano lessons and a lot of classical music training.
I was at Woodstock. In the mud.
I was barely in 'Taking Woodstock.'
Woodstock was a business. A very poorly run business.
Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.
I was invited for the first Woodstock. Actually, I started the programme.
Woodstock had a tremendous impact on American artistic life.
Even Woodstock turned out to be a disaster. Everybody was stuck in the mud and people got sick.
I was living in Woodstock for a long time, and I thought, I got to get out of here, man.
The Woodstock dove on the iconic poster is really a catbird. And it was originally perched on a flute.
If every vampire who said he was at The Crucifixion, was actually there, it would have been like Woodstock . . .
I was admired by all these hippies, and it was wonderful playing at Monterey and Woodstock, performing for half a million people.
But, what did happen is I went to Woodstock as a member of the audience. I did not show up there with a road manager and a couple of guitars. I showed up with a change of clothes and a toothbrush.
Woodstock is well known because this country is so hyped on amount. It was big. Half a million people doesn't necessarily mean something is good. It just means it's big.
When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400 volunteers and $100,000 to remove it all.
A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.
Describing Woodstock as the 'big bang,' I think that's a great way to describe it, because the important thing about it wasn't how many people were there or that it was a lot of truly wonderful music that got played.
I know about Woodstock probably as much as your average person who is over 30, where I'd know Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead.
Chicago '68 was a relatively small demonstration for its time, but I've talked to millions of people who claim they were there because it felt like we were all there. Everyone from our generation was there and was at Woodstock.
