…Im Canyon Store wo sich die Kreaturen treffen. In den frühen 60er Jahren die Heimat von Grössen wie Jim Morrison, Don Henley Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt oder The Monkees.
Mehr über den Laurel Canyon und seine Musikgrössen erfährt man in Michael Walkers Buch «Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-And-Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood».
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David Bowie
«We can be heroes,
just for one day…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Heroes», 1977)
Scott McKenzie
«If you′re going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair»
(Lyrics from Song: «If you′re going to San Francisco»,1967)
Dire Straits
«Look at that, look at that
Get your money for nothin› (I want my, I want my)
Chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Money for nothin›, chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)»
(Lyrics from «Money For Nothing», 1985)
Robert Plant
“I am a golden god!”
(Founder of Led Zeppelin, 1968)
Dennis Wilson
«…On the beach,
you can live in bliss.»
(Founder of the Beach Boys, 1961)
Jim Morrison
«I am the Lizard King…
I can do anything!»
I can do anything!»
(Founder of The Doors, 1965)
Glenn Frey
«It’s gonna be a long, hot summer
This place is like a burning hell
Get ready for a long, hot summer…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Long Hot Summer», 1992)
Eddie Money
I say, «Hey!» (Hey!)
It′s another nice day
Another nice day in L.A.
(Lyrics from «Another Nice Day in L.A.», 1991)
Stevie Nicks
«You know, rock ‘n’ roll is not a job.
It’s a passion.
It’s a way of life. It’s a religion.»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
The Eagles
«He’s just another power junky
Just another silk-scarf monkey
You’d know it if you saw his stuff
The man just isn’t big enough»
(Lyrics from «King Of Hollywood», 1979)
Albert Hammond
«Seems it never rains in southern California…»
(Lyrics from «It Never Rains In Southern California…», 1972)
Kim Fowley
«I see glitter – I see people – I see freaks – I see life on Sunset Boulevard…»
(Lyrics from «Sunset Blvd», 1978)
CWF
«Ten miles east of El Paso I drive through the night…»
(Lyrics from «Ten Miles», 2018)
David Crosby
«I’m making music because music makes things better
and it makes people happier.
That’s good enough for me»
(Founder of: Crosby, Stills and Nash, 1968)
Lemmy Kilmister
«We are Motörhead…
And we play rock and roll.»
(Founder of Motörhead, 1975)
Journey
«Highway run
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
You’re on my mind…»
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
You’re on my mind…»
(Lyrics from «Faithfully», 1983)
Foreigner
«…But that was yesterday
I had the world in my hands…»
(Lyrics from «That Was Yesterday», 1984)
Taylor Hawkins
«Life is funny.
If you don’t laugh, you’re in trouble.»
(Drummer of Foo Fighters)
The Doors
“I see you live on Love Street
There’s this store where the creatures meet
I wonder what they do in there
Summer Sunday, and a year…”
(Lyrics from «Love Street»,1968)
Stevie Nicks
«Don’t be lady…
..Be a legend!»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
CHANNEL21
«Die Rede ist von Adult Orientated Rock…
kurz: „AOR“ oder Melodic Rock.»
(Blog: «AOR«,2023)
Russ Ballard
«Hey Bernadette, Say Bernadette
Hear what I say, and don’t forget»
(Lyrics from «Hey Bernadette», 1985)
Don Henley
«Nobody on the roadNobody on the beachI feel it in the air – The summer’s out of reach»
(Lyrics from Song: «Boys of Summer», 1984)