Cocker cool on anniversary
NZPA-KRD Detroit It was probably the most important gig of his career, but Joe Cocker didn’t care to put on a party hat for the twentieth anniversary of Woodstock. “I stayed away from it,” said the British-born singer with a laugh. “I stayed in my bedroom all day." In truth, it was hard for Cocker to avoid the hoopla. He is managed by Michael Lang, the best-known of the four Woodstock organisers who became a celebrity all
over again for this year’s anniversary celebration. “He said to me, ‘l’ll never ask you to do another interview again’,” Cocker, aged 45, said. “He was really hounded during the summer. “When you think that it’s been 20 years, that’s quite a bit of time. Michael sent me a tape of the whole set we did, and I put it on the other night and it shook me up quite a bit. I didn’t know I had so much vibrato back then — or so much hair.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19891006.2.119.8
Bibliographic details
Press, 6 October 1989, Page 29
Word Count
167Cocker cool on anniversary Press, 6 October 1989, Page 29
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.