As the music industry looks into its future, present and past, the iconic history is crucial to understanding where rock music is headed and how it will be remembered. In the city of Los Angeles, history is constantly unfolding before one's very eyes, but the past is not to be forgotten. In fact, rock fans rejoice in discovering there is still more great music to discover.
As the world of music progresses, truths unfold and stories become discovered as well as resurrected. These narratives are ready for the telling. As promised, here's the previously unreleased portion of the full text of Sheila Jackson Hardy's response to the question posed in part II of the interview regarding the rock n' roll multi-media music project Nice and Rough:
W.E. What is the biggest thing people will learn culturally, sociologically and politically from this project?
S.H. This project, in large part, is about freedom: the freedom to be creatively true to ourselves and not be held back by race or gender. It's a longing that we all share. My mother became a teacher because blacks weren't allowed to attend nursing school. Do we really want to perpetuate a world where this kind of exclusion still holds true?
The greater issue is access. The public does not want to be told what to like. The public wants access so they can make choices about the music they listen to and support. The Internet has leveled the playing field for many of these women, granting them access to an audience for their music, allowing them to establish an international fan base.
I believe this is a story that is ready to be told. We are ready as a generation to delve deeper into energy of the 1970’s. Nice and Rough feeds on the activism, pride, and boldness of this era. The music is intense, wild, and powerful. It speaks to freedom on such an essential level.
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