People talk about how important and influential The Stooges were, but in the end, you gotta let The Stooges be The Stooges.
MC-5: check!
Ann Arbor, N.Y., L.A.: check!
"I don't remember getting arrested": check!
Nico: check!
Communists: check!
Junkies: check!
Taxi drivers: check!
Silicon Valley Sony executive: check!
Took themselves seriously: not so much!
All rock movements start out as music, degenerate into fashion statements, then descend into business.
The Stooges resisted!
They also provide a sterling example of how we should conduct ourselves in these troubled times. Mandatory viewing for all anarchists.