“I had already done Rainbow in Curved Air and had a big record on CBS. I was launched to have a long career and then I just dropped out and went to India.” LongDoneBigsCareersRecordsAirIndiaRainbowLong Careers Author:Terry Riley
“And the sun had on a crown Wrought of gilded thistledown, And a scarf of velvet vapor And a raveled rainbow gown; And his tinsel-tangled hair Tossed and lost upon the air Was glossier and flossier Than any anywhere.” LostSunAirHairCrownsRainbowVelvetGownsTangledVaporScarvesGildedTinselTangled Hair Book:Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures Source: Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures
“Visit Cape Town and history is never far from your grasp. It lingers in the air, a scent on the breezy, an explanation of circumstance that shaped the Rainbow People. Stroll around the old downtown and it's impossible not to be affected by the trials and tribulations of the struggle. But, in many ways, it is the sense of triumph in the face of such adversity that makes the experience all the more poignant.” PeopleWayFacesStruggleImpossibleAirCircumstancesTownsAdversityTrialsTriumphExplanationAffectedRainbowScentTribulationDowntownPoignantTrials And TribulationsCapesBreezyCape Town Author:Tahir Shah
“The flash of rain, the shining rainbow riding completely around the plane, the lift over mountain ridges, the steady, pure air at dawn take-offs. ... It was so alive and rich a life that any other conceivable choice seemed dull, prosaic, and humdrum.” ChoicesRichAliveAirPureMountainRainShiningFlightLiftsPlanesDawnDullAviationSteadyRidingFlashRainbowRidgesHumdrum Author:Dean Smith