"Do I feel alone? When I write the songs I feel mostly like…I guess I’m writing about a part of me that I dunno if I’ll ever share. I don’t know…it’s just…I’m writing about the way that I feel inside…and no matter how many people are around me, I keep talking about it, all the things that go on inside me, and…I guess by talking about it, it helps, you know? But I don’t think that…in my case I talk more about it than almost anybody I know! And it still keeps on coming out. I don’t know where it comes from, it just comes out, I don’t know. Everything I write seems to be…like even when I’m happy I write about being lonesome. I don’t know why."

Neil Young, 1971

The Byrds in 1966

Pete Townshend recording the Baba O’Riley demo.

Just in case you need a reminder, rock and roll was invented by a queer black woman; Rosetta Tharp.

Without her, we probably wouldn't have most of the music that we listen to today.

Thank you for everything, dearie. 💕

Michael Clarke during his childhood, ca. late 1940′s to late 1950′s.

© Michael Clarke, drummer: Byrds, Flying Burrito Bros, Firefall - Official Group on Facebook.

idk what mike’s reacting to but same

The Byrds, Mount Tamalpais State Park, California. June 1967.

Snapshots of guitarist Jorma Kaukonen of The Jefferson Airplane performing live onstage at Monterey Pop Festival, c. June 1967

© Paul Ryan/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

jack

“im not a model the camera just went off”

casady

everyone

Jack Casady with a kitten, late 60s 🥺🧡

Janis Joplin and Jack Casady

David Crosby when he was in The Byrds, c. 1960’s.

The Byrds - Rogert McGuinn - David Crosby

Jimi Hendrix, London 1967, by Donald Silverstein

What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

- Neil Young