T.Rex的Marc Bolan是华丽摇滚Glam Rock的始祖之一。不仅有相当创新的弹奏方式及音乐编排，更加活跃的则是他音乐下富含哲理的思想。不可讳言的是，即使有相当深度的思想陪衬，Bolan的音乐还是艰涩难懂，

主因是他在歌词中大量使用古字及古英文的文法还有许多出自诗歌作品的双关语，即使是英语的native speaker，恐怕也只能听懂大概意思，而无法通盘了解其歌词之意。

此外，最引人注目的，莫过於Bolan总是画上令人模糊性别的浓妆演出，这正是Glam Rock的意含之一，解构社会传统价值观，挑战传统性别意识。不只是同性恋，更是解放青少年的反叛精神，释放青少年在传统束缚底下的情慾。Rolling Stones建立出的男性崇拜摇滚(阳具摇滚)，正被另一波却也是男性来执行的反动全面颠覆。经历六零年代摇滚乐从传统社会中鬆绑的性慾后，七零年代的Glam Rock更追求所谓性别认同。这是一个美丽的时代，曖昧模糊不定，但却也十分短促，因为商业的巨兽早已奈何不住他的食慾，一口将新颖文化吞噬，原本Glam Rock的艺术性被咀嚼得一点也不剩，排泄出来的就只有庸俗化、不具任何意识形态的空洞产业，尤其更具艺术性的次文化，越容易打造成商品包装下的产物，当新一代的青少年空有炫丽的外表而不具当初的文化背景时，Glam Rock就宣告不治了。这似乎是任何次文化所要面临的困境和挑战，可惜好像没有一种次文化能在通过庸俗文化工业的洗礼后还能保有初衷。

1969's favorite singer/artist on this planet

Even though the wind may blow it all away,Don't ever worry 'cos I'm your friend

--- --- In memory of Marc Bolan

The saga of Marc Bolan (a.k.a. T.Rex) is one of a spunky little dreamer who looked and played the part of an elvish minstrel; whose bizarre voice and songs were dismissed by critics as a fleeting novelty or, worse, a bad joke; and whose most laughable trait of all was a near-mystical belief in his own importance and destiny - in short, a surefire loser who played by rules all his own and went on to become the biggest pop star in Britain. - From "The British Invasion - From The First Wave To The New Wave" by Nicholas Schaffner


Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld in Hackney, London, September 30, 1947; died Barnes, London, September 16, 1977), was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist whose hit singles, fashion sensibilities and stage presence with T. Rex in the early 1970s helped cultivate the glam rock era and made him one of the most recognisable stars in British music of the time. His untimely death, two weeks before his 30th birthday, gave him a cult status which remains to this day.