Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

Dear Rock n Roller,

Yesterday we've got a day trip to Cleveland for visiting the Rock' n' Roll Hall of Fame. I must admit that I'm not that interested in Rock n Roll, so that I haven't got much expectation for the museum.
I think the athmosphere of the museum was quite good, because there was a well done mixture between mulimedia stuff and original samples. I really enjoyed the music boxes where you can listen to the 500 most important rock songs. At this point, I first realised that it was more than just rock music. Rock' n' Roll was also influenced by e.g hip hop, rap and soul music. This wide range of music genres made the museum interesting, even for me as an none rock n roller ;-)

I was a little bit overcharged while watching the movies. The different genres and times changed the whole time and I wasn't able to arrange it. The only statement, which they could get across was that it was more than just music. Rock' n' Roll means a whole way of life. It starts with typical clothes and ends with the controversial behaviour of the musicans. I think that the behaviour of them especially the drugs things should be seperated from their music. A musican should be famous because of his music and not for the drug abuse.

I think for the american culture the influence of black music was very important, because maybe the interactions of black and white music and musican could bring them a little more together. However I must say that the museum does not focus on that issue so much.

All the more if musican die in a young age, they get a real legend or hero status. The best examples are Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix or even now Michael Jackson. They all haven't got the best behaviour, but they realised their dreams. That's why people love them. They lived the life everybody wants to. They were rich and famous and because of that they get the hero status.