Van Dyke Parks goes 'Across the Borderline' for Roskilde Festival: With Video
By DJ M on July 24th, 2010
In Miscellaneous Music
LA TIMES “When I got asked to come to Roskilde, I decided that I should keep a focus on something that I’m interested in ... And I found by going to Pan-American music that I could hit on something which is essentially a very hot political topic right now, and that is immigration ... We took a trip back to these great romantic classics of Latin America to find the rhythms we love that said the things that we think are important to think about ... I presented some very difficult arrangements for a bunch of young people … I think it served what I wanted to do: I wanted it to serve people that are younger than any of my neckties ... I don’t have any answers. But I want my music to raise questions. I would like to comfort people, but I'd also like to take the people that are comfortable by the throat and yank them into a sense of obligation into improving this world.”