Michele Kort > Quotes

“Nyro’s plodding craftsmanship wasn’t out of step with that of her most sophisticated male peers, including the Beatles, who were tackling projects that were long both in nature and time of execution. The Beatles set the standard for such experimentation with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band—considered by many to be the first concept album—”
― Michele Kort, Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro

“The Monterey Pop Festival, held June 16 through 18 at the seaside town’s fairgrounds, proved to be a seminal event in rock history. Considering the hoopla it generated, especially after the release of filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker’s marvelous documentary, it should have boosted Nyro to celebrity status. It certainly did so for Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Jimi Hendrix. But instead, not only was Nyro absent from the film Monterey Pop—at her own request, according to Pennebaker—but the festival proved more a setback than a launch.”
― Michele Kort, Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro