One on One Jan Macháček - music and journalism, before the revolution and after
Journalist and musician Jan Macháček has lived an interesting and varied life both before and after the Velvet Revolution. In the 1980s he came to be known as a guitarist from the underground bands Plastic People of the Universe and Garáž. After the revolution he began writing for the independent weekly newspaper Respekt, his work earned him a great deal of recognition, and he is regarded today as one of the Czech Republic’s leading economic and political commentators. As Central Europe marked 20 years since the fall of the Iron Curtain, I met with Jan Macháček – on his way back from Berlin and off to Poland for the commemorations – and asked him to recall what his life was like before the great turn of events.
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