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Chris Hillman, a founding member of the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, and one of the architects of country-rock and folk-rock, poses at the Ortega Adobe in Ventura, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2020. Hillman published a memoir, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond, revealing what it was like rising to rock n fame in the 60s and the triumphs and tragedy that he witnessed. (Lori Stoll via AP)
LOS ANGELES Tom Petty once described him as one of rock music’s most well-kept secrets, and Chris Hillman is fine with that.
Fifty-one years after he picked up his first guitar, Hillman says music was never about becoming rich and famous, something he mocked in the whimsical 1967 hit “So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star” that he co-wrote with fellow bandmate Roger McGuinn for the Byrds.
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Studios and unions figured out safety protocols to get back in business, with production companies blowing through millions of dollars to sequester and test crew members in their production bubbles.
And still, the Batman himself, Robert Pattinson, tested positive for the novel coronavirus in September, pausing his big DC superhero production in the U.K.
Film and television studios, talent agencies and live-event companies enacted cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts. One report estimated California lost 284,000 jobs in fashion, entertainment, digital media and arts institutions.
The devastation hammered institutions old and new.
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Movie theaters, which employ about 150,000 in the U.S., shut down and have struggled to stay afloat, even as many reopened to play Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and other films that braved the uncertain terrain. The world’s largest exhibitor, AMC Entertainment, has repeatedly gone to the financial marke
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