4CCVAX..PDUQUETTE@ymir.UUCP (07/31/85)
From: Will Duquette <engvax!ymir!4CCVAX..PDUQUETTE@cit-vax> The connection between Michael Moorcock and Hawkwind has been mentioned quite often in the last few weeks, up to <whoeveritwas> who commented that Moorcock had written a book about the band entitled _Time of the Hawklords_. I do believe that Moorcock actually "created" the band in his books about Jerry Cornelius, the elusive, needlegun-toting anti-hero who is *** SLIGHT SPOILER *** actually a punk kid from London. In _The Condition of Muzak_, at any rate, and perhaps even in _The English Assassin_, Jerry is a member of the bank Hawkwind. So far as I know, the *real* band got their inspiration from this. Anybody know for sure? Will Duquette "Whatever you got, there you have it"
nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan) (07/31/85)
> From: 4CCVAX..PDUQUETTE@ymir.ARPA (Will Duquette) > I do believe that Moorcock actually "created" the band in his books > about Jerry Cornelius.... So far as I know, the *real* band got their > inspiration from this. > Anybody know for sure? Well, I find this hard to believe since Michael Moorcock is a sometimes member of Hawkwind, but not a founding member. In any case, when were the books written? Hawkwind dates back to 1968 -- though at that time their name was "Hawkwind Zoo". "The sky is raining fishes It's a mutation zoo" Doug Alan nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP
mte@busch.UUCP (Moshe Eliovson) (07/31/85)
In article <3010@topaz.ARPA>, 4CCVAX..PDUQUETTE@ymir.UUCP writes: > From: Will Duquette <engvax!ymir!4CCVAX..PDUQUETTE@cit-vax> > > The connection between Michael Moorcock and Hawkwind has been mentioned > quite often in the last few weeks, up to <whoeveritwas> who commented > that Moorcock had written a book about the band entitled _Time of the > Hawklords_. In the most recent Elric book (Elric at the End of Time?) Moorcock tells in his forward that he modeled Elric after himself at a particularly depressing stage in his life/career. The contrasts between Britain and Melnibone/Granbretan are evident. In the discussions of Zelazny characters some people stated, and I agree, that all of the star characters are actually rather similar bravados. I think that this is basically true of Moorcock as well, despite the guise that all his heroes are really the same anyway, as different forms of the eternal champion, sidekick, vilain, birdshit, or whatever (for those who wish to flame me for this criticism just read the Castle Brass series first). Moshe Eliovson {allegra, ihnp4}!we53!busch!mte ps- don't get me wrong, the Elric saga is a personal favorite...