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ОглавлениеJesus Christ Superstar
The Making of a Modern Gospel
by
Robert M. Price
Copyright 2011 Robert Price,
All rights reserved.
Published in eBook format by eBookIt.com
ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-0169-0
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To Patrice Eve Taylor and Carmen St. Clair
It’s all you wanted,
Not much to ask for.
Permission
The lyrics of Jesus Christ Superstar are copyright © 1970, 1973 MCA Records, Inc. 70 Universal City, CA, 91608-USA. All rights reserved. They appear here by permission of Tim Rice and MCA Records, Inc.
Foreword
I take it as a most generous compliment that a writer such as Robert M. Price can pay so much attention to something I wrote, with Andrew Lloyd Webber, over a quarter of a century ago. And, I am glad to say, it is not only Mr. Price who retains enthusiasm for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR after all this time.
When SUPERSTAR first appeared it was a spectacular, almost overnight, success – as a record album. It did not become a show or movie for some time after the record’s release. Some of the stagings and productions of the work since 1970 have been successful, some not, but the work has survived them all.
25 years on I can say without too much arrogance that I think it is a good piece of writing, but its endurance is probably a result of its innocence and youthful drive rather than of its (not inconsiderable) musical and lyrical qualities.
It will probably see me out!
Tim Rice
