I met John at the White Panthers Hill St. house in Ann Arbor. I was just a kid, but he talked to me, and listened. A really great man. He was an inspiration to me, and was responsible for my lifelong activism.

I remember seeing MC5 at the Crows Nest. Before they went on , people were yelling at folks around the front of the stage to sit down. But the 5 told everyone to stand up. Sitting down at an MC5 concert is a crime against the natural order of the universe.

Stories like these makes things so much more clearly interesting but a bit awfully sad. My deepest respect to the man and the band, one of my favorites since high school in the 60's. He is the John Sinclair the Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman interrupted The Who's set at Woodstock about. RIP and to the other members who have passed on. Thank you for the music. KICK OUT THE JAMS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS! (This was what was available, censored in my country at the time)

Great video. MC5 are the real thing !!!!!

Rest in Power John✊

R.I.P. JOHN, YOU WERE A BIG PART IN DETROIT MUSIC, 10 FOR 2,, JOHN LENNON, R.I.P., DID A CONCERT FOR JOHN TO GET HIM OUT OF PRISON FOR 2 JOINTS, IT WORKED, 4 OF THE MC5 WENT TO MY HIGH SCHOOL, IN LIKCOLN PARK, COUSIN FIGEL

@chuckmenosky5106

4 жыл бұрын

John is still alive...

@deepsouthbass

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the memories! -A Downriver Rat.

We need the likes of a John Sinclair today. A civil rights activist & firebrand orator.

@JDC352

2 жыл бұрын

Sit down.

@E.C.2

2 жыл бұрын

He's a communist old man.

@PAULLONDEN

2 жыл бұрын

*@Kenneth Thompson* ... Firebrands enough. We need those who have the guts to start an independent political party , who won't walk the Military Industrial Complex party line like the two allowed political parties do . Even silly Donald had to go under the Reps flag , who he damned almost as much as the Dems .

@E.C.2

2 жыл бұрын

@@PAULLONDEN I liked Donald Trump especially towards the end before the communist coup.

@vincesarmento4854

2 жыл бұрын

You should hear the other side of things!

Did you record The Up....?

"I ALWAYS THINK THAT MICHIGAN ROCK BANDS ARE THE BEST"STILL DO!"

@evanabbott2737

3 жыл бұрын

There’s just always been something about Detroit...it produces the best, totally unique, straight up, ROCK AND ROLL bands of ALL time👍. (I’m a lifelong Royal Oak native, I’m a little biased, but you can’t deny the Rock that comes out of the motor city😁)

Thanks màn!

This message, respectfully, is for Allen Licari... I presume, if you are the guy doing interviews who recorded the First Unitarian show. I Was wondering, from actually listening to one of the CDs from the ‘90s... now, “Starship” was a song recorded at the church gig, right? Because, for all the world, that “bootleg” version sounds like it’s what was used for the Elektra LP, although sped up in many places... and various vocal overdubs, although apart from some feedback not much if any guitar overdubs... Maybe you know??? Thank you, phil roche

About 7 years ago, I used to work at a supermarket in the deli in downtown Royal Oak. I’m pretty sure John Sinclair was a regular customer, I think I recognize his face. It wasn’t until I got another job and learned more about the legendary MC5, that I saw a recent photo of John, which made me go, “wait...he looks so familiar...! Wasn’t he a regular customer? I know that guy..!” I could be totally wrong, too...😂

@vincesarmento4854

2 жыл бұрын

Did he steal anything?

We in 2020 literally have f-ing in the Streets.Happy John?

Drew Abbott lived across from my junior high.

Where do I see these pictures and hear the MC5 performances ?

@dravenarcane2735

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, IDK... KZread?

@AL_KING777

2 жыл бұрын

@@dravenarcane2735 incorrect answer. The photos and performances he’s speaking of aren’t on KZread

@dravenarcane2735

2 жыл бұрын

@@AL_KING777 Surprising.

Nailed it on the Velvet Underground thing . I never dug it either .

Sinclair is patron saint of the change in cannabis laws. As noted at 2022 Hash Fest in A2.

When did John pass away

@frankieboola6867

11 ай бұрын

He hasn’t. He will be at BigCloudPresents Legacy event on July 21-23 2023 in Hartford, Michigan

If I had a dime for everytime an old guy typed with three dots at the end of a sentence I'd be richer than Bill Gates

MC5 sounded better in 1968, IMHO.

No surprise "Back In The USA" bombed. Such an utter disappointment . These days it's interesting to listen to, but at the time , it fell in a big black hole compared to albums from the Doors , Lennon, Hendrix, Stones, Zeppelin, Deep Purple ,Black Sabbath , Stooges to name but a few. Always wondered about their "Kick Out The Jams" policy , while they themselves were prone to play 30 minute jams , instead of short sharp shock rock 'n roll songs .

@stephensylvester1398

3 жыл бұрын

Back in the USA by the MC5 is my favorite cover of that song. Wayne and Sonic just tore that shit up!

@letsplayclassicgames5024

3 жыл бұрын

Just imagine if High Time came next instead of Back In The USA. I think it would have changed everything for the 5.

@E.C.2

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the USA is their best LP.