'LONGREADS: Like the Late Jim Morrison, Classical Musicians Like Valery Gergiev Take on the 'Rock Star' Persona

Something that always fascinated me were the lives of old rock 'n' rollers. Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix were described by my father as "exceptionally insane" as he played them for me in his Mercedes as a kid. Had I known classical music produced rock stars like the world-renowned Valery Gergiev, I may have taken up classical guitar instead of rock.