What do rock musicians on the cusp of fame do while on tour? Crash house parties in the American heartland. Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup), the lead guitarist of Stillwater, ends up on the roof of a house, planning to go out in a blaze of glory. His last words? “I am a golden god!” (A close second: “I’m on drugs!”) It’s a classic statement on ’70s rock hubris, reportedly attributable to Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant. According to one story, Plant — while watching a rough cut of a later scene in which Hammond claims, “I never said I was a golden god” — yelled out, “I did!”
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