I first became aware of Gustav Metzger's name due to Pete Townshend of The Who smashing his guitar against an amp while on the stage. Usually, when one reads about the violence in a Who concert, Metzger's name is mentioned. Even as a child, which was the first time I was aware of The Who, I knew there was something unpractical about smashing an expensive instrument into the ground or, even worse, through the PA system. Still, the theater or spectacle of such an action was exhilarating. Perhaps due to the built-up violence at the end of their music set, the waste of a perfectly good instrument was destroyed. When Pete was in Art School, he met and studied under the artist Gustav Metzger. Pete took Metzger's complicated and textural process and brought it into the Pop music world. Beyond that, Metzger spent a lifetime organizing and writing press notices about how he saw the arts as in action, not standing still.
Excellent take on a most intriguing subject and theme. And it was this amazing event in London that brought Ms. Ono there with her second husband Tony Cox, and therefore also where she met a certain well known pop musician. Kudos!
Excellent take on a most intriguing subject and theme. And it was this amazing event in London that brought Ms. Ono there with her second husband Tony Cox, and therefore also where she met a certain well known pop musician. Kudos!
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