Michael, I have read a number of interviews in which you explain your distaste for the Lord of the Rings, however, you have never givena pin point of the exact reason why. I myself am a fan of both your works, and though can see the absurdity of points (Most notably where they all gather round Boromir's funeral pyre and sing songs, as Merry and Pippin disappear into the distance) and I would be interested to understand what it is about the Lord of the Rings that really annoys you. Does anybody else here like both, or is liking Moorcock and Tolkien a generally mutually uncompatible club.
I would also be fascinated to hear whether you were inspired or influenced by any other prominent musicians, Michael. For example, did you listen to Dylan's thought provoking tracks or the Rolling Stones (Most notably Gimme Shelter) or did you subscribe exclusively to Hawkwind's music and their asscociates? Were you a fan of the entire scene of that time or just Hawkwind? I ask because, though not a great fan, i consider Dylan to be the most literate and poetically moving lyricist of the past century adnwas interested as to whether anyone else thought the same thing? Dylan seems to have been the most Author-like of the great song writers. Some of his lyrics bare a distinct resemblance to fantasy description and symbolism. Just wondering!
I would also be fascinated to hear whether you were inspired or influenced by any other prominent musicians, Michael. For example, did you listen to Dylan's thought provoking tracks or the Rolling Stones (Most notably Gimme Shelter) or did you subscribe exclusively to Hawkwind's music and their asscociates? Were you a fan of the entire scene of that time or just Hawkwind? I ask because, though not a great fan, i consider Dylan to be the most literate and poetically moving lyricist of the past century adnwas interested as to whether anyone else thought the same thing? Dylan seems to have been the most Author-like of the great song writers. Some of his lyrics bare a distinct resemblance to fantasy description and symbolism. Just wondering!
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