![Roky Erickson: Live on Rockpalast](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vrZrz2M1WXtq8dhXjfYa3kkNWCy.jpg)
Plot
Guitarist, singer and harmonica player Roky Erickson was one of the pioneers of Psychedelic Rock with his band 13th Floor Elevators in the 1960s. After being diagnosed with a serious case of schizophrenia, Erickson spent years in mental institutions, but continued to make music. As the nineties began - especially among musicians from the alternative rock sector - to form a growing fan base to this day. These include such diverse bands as REM, Okkervil River or Kasabian - a testament to Erickson's great influence on today's rock scene. Since 2008, Erickson is back on stage and brought in 2010 with Okkervil River as a backing band on his album "True Love Cast Out All Evil" out.
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Actor | Roky Erickson, Jon Sanchez, John Michael Schoepf |
Country | Germany |
Production | WDR |