Growing hatred for the regime

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… learned about all that dirt. There was the trial with the Plastic People of the Universe. And it was too much. Because the Voice of America …

Despite the thaw outside, in the army, the regime ruled tough

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… were called, couldn’t spell properly – ‘PLASTIC POPLE’ [The Plastic People of the Universe]. Such a small thing was enough, one listened to …

Why he signed Charter 77

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… perform the function of a priest, he was in prison with the Plastic People of the Universe. And that song had the words: 'You, strong in …

Repression as an impulse to speak up and defend oneself

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… – because the public scene was closed for bands such as Plastic People of the Universe and DG 307 – we would get at least vetted. They …

The Dissidents

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… comes to visit the hobbit was just the same as when the Plastic People of the Universe came to visit us. They would also make a big mess. …

Václav Havel and Jiří Němec visited Ladislav Hejdánek before writing the Charter 77

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… feedback for the relative success with the Plastics [The Plastic People of the Universe, an underground music band whose members were …

How he experienced the revolution in 1989

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… was a trained unit there to suppress these... there was a Plastic People of the Universe concert sometime in the sixties where this unit …

House search 1989

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… noticed the police officers, he said he was bringing me the Plastic People of the Universe. But they were not interested any more. He left it …

His first meeting with Martin Jirous

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… of mine, and she said she’d introduce me to the Plastics [Plastic People of the Universe - trans.]. The Plastics had a concert in …

The Underground movement and contacts with Karel Havelka

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… “As far as The Plastic People of the Universe are concerned, we had contact via Karel Havelka aka … I was introduced to the group of people around the band The Plastic People. Another group of people were friends of my …