Reflections on a Revolutionary and Music

Reflections on a Revolutionary and Music

After spending years in prison for armed actions with the French urban guerrilla group Action directe, Jean-Marc Rouillan shared in an interview his reflections on the role of music in his political development and on the broader politics of rock‘n’roll. This essay responds to Rouillan’s reflections...

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Published in:Transposition Vol. Hors-série 2
Main Author: Varon, Jeremy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Transposition 19-03-2020
Éditions de l'EHESS
Subjects:
Action directe
Bowie (David)
Clapton (Eric)
Clash
Garcia (Jerry)
Grateful Dead
rock‘n’roll
Action directe
Lerner (Jonathan)
Grateful Dead
White Panthers
Clash
Clapton (Eric)
Bowie (David)
Yippies
Hofmann (Abbie)
Garcia (Jerry)
Rouillan (Jean-Marc)
Sinclair (John)
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Summary:After spending years in prison for armed actions with the French urban guerrilla group Action directe, Jean-Marc Rouillan shared in an interview his reflections on the role of music in his political development and on the broader politics of rock‘n’roll. This essay responds to Rouillan’s reflections. Noting rock‘n’roll’s dual identity as rebel music and a mass commercial enterprise, the essay sees hopefulness, naiveté, and arrogance in Rouillan’s insistence that to stay true to its roots rock music must shun profit. The essay argues the value of recovering radical moments in popular culture while cautioning against idealizing cultural forms.
ISSN:2110-6134
2110-6134
DOI:10.4000/transposition.4644