Ryan H. Walsh

“Lyman kept referencing films he was about to make and release, but the public never saw them. When it came to music—one of the group’s undeniable talents—they pursued concerts and recordings in an odd manner as well. When audiences showed up to hear the Lyman Family’s music, they could instead be subjected to a “dialogue with the audience until [Kweskin and Lyman] felt confident that the audience was really present, really open-hearted and ready for whatever was to happen,” as Kindman wrote in his memoir. “The music thus became a reward for the audience for making the musicians feel welcomed and understood spiritually.” Unsurprisingly, fights broke out at these shows.”
― Ryan H. Walsh, Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968