Rolling Stone - A Song For You
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: D.R. Cobb
Based on the Rolling Stone magazine
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aimee Teegarden, Karl Glusman, Alicia Witt, Ross Butler, Lou Taylor Pucci, James Urbaniak, John C. McGinley and Tom Payne
Plot: October 1970. Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) sits down in a lecture hall waiting for her new Advanced Journalism class to begin. As the other students finish filing into the room, the professor enters. Celeste is shocked see that her new professor is none other than Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett). She silently debates leaving the class, but instead just slumps down into her seat as Brady introduces himself to the class. Brady tells the students that his class will focus on the specifics of writing for magazines - if you want to simply type out the news for the local paper, this isn't the class for you. As Brady is talking, he notices Celeste in the back of the room slumped down in her seat. He pauses for a second before continuing on with the lecture. The entire class is sitting at the edge of their seats as Brady talks to them about covering the Altamont Free Concert and about recently interviewing The Who's Pete Townshend. At the end of the lecture, the students start to file out of the hall. Celeste tries to slip out, but Brady stops her. He asks her how she's doing. She says she's doing just fine, but can't really talk right now because she has another class to get to. Brady tells her to not be a stranger. Celeste nods and leaves the lecture hall.
At the Rolling Stone offices, Brady stands at the front desk talking to Kylee Hargrove (Alicia Witt). She tells him she had fun getting drinks with him the other night. He tells her he had a good time as well, and asks if she knows why he was called down to the office. She says she doesn't know, but is glad to see him nonetheless. Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman) comes out of his office and greets Brady. Jann tells Brady that he was just doing the final edit on the Townshend piece earlier and it will indeed be the cover story for November's issue. Brady thanks him. Jann then tells Brady to follow him into the conference room.
Brady sits down in the conference room opposite Wenner, Ralph J. Gleason (James Urbaniak) and Ben Fong-Torres (Ross Butler). Gleason tells Brady that despite his Townshend article making the cover, there is a bit of bad news. Brady asks what that could be. Gleason tells Brady that none of his brother's pictures quite fit the look they wanted for the cover. They were good, but were more action packed than they prefer, as they generally go with some more classically staged for the cover. Brady tells them his brother can do that, but Gleason tells him that they have their sights set on an image of Baba Meher for the cover rather than a picture of Townshend. Wenner asks Brady if he wouldn't mind giving his brother the bad news along with a check for the use of a couple images in the article section.
Brady enters his apartment where he finds his brother Jimmy (Lou Taylor Pucci) practicing meditation. Brady hands over the paycheck and tells Jimmy that if he becomes a Hare Krishna next he's going to kick him out of the apartment. Jimmy immediately breaks his meditating to look at the check. Brady tells Jimmy that there was a bit of an issue with the pictures. Jimmy demands to know what. Brady explains that they used his picture for the article, but they went with a different photograph for the cover. Brady is surprised that Jimmy doesn't care. Brady says he thought Jimmy would be upset. Jimmy says that he just got paid to have his pictures in an issue of Rolling Stone magazine, there's no way he could be upset right now, cover or not.
Brady wraps up another journalism lecture. Several of his female students stay after class to ask him questions. Brady is soaking up the attention while Celeste looks on, jealous. As he is leaving the building, Brady runs into Dean Alan Smalling (John C. McGinley), who tells him that he's been hearing rave reviews about the advanced journalism class. Smalling then asks if that strong word of mouth continues, the department may have to offer him a full-time position on the staff. Brady thanks Smalling for the kind words and leaves the building.
Brady heads into the Rolling Stone offices, where he finds it mostly empty aside from Ben Fong-Torres gathering his things. Ben tells Brady that everyone is out to lunch at the moment. Ben then asks Brady if he wants to tag along on an interview he has set up with Leon Russell. Together, they drive to a studio where they find Leon Russell (Tom Payne) fiddling with a piano. He insists it is out of tune, but the technicians assure him it has been tuned to his specifications already. Russell says if it was, he wouldn't think it is out of tune. When Russell sees Ben and Brady enter the studio he stops talking to the technician and greets the journalists.
For the interview, Russell sits at the piano, Ben sits on a stool, while Brady finds the only other available seat, the small stool next to a drumkit. Ben asks him the standard questions, but Russell isn't particularly interested in answering them. He instead tells a recent story about how a waitress at a restaurant in Dallas wouldn't serve him because of his long hair and beard. Russell suddenly asks for a break in the interview. Ben asks why, and Russell says he just remembered something that he wants to write down. Russell then heads into the technicians booth where he continues to berate the technician for the sound of the piano. While they wait, Brady picks up a pair of drum sticks and begins playing around on the drums. Ben is shocked that Brady is really good. Brady plays a few jazz drum fills. Russell stops his conversation with the sound technician and turns on the recorder. Russell then heads into the room and sits down at the piano. Brady stops playing, seeing that Russell is back, but Russell tells him to keep playing. Brady continues playing the drums, and Russell joins in on the piano. Ben watches the two of them in awe.
Plot: October 1970. Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) sits down in a lecture hall waiting for her new Advanced Journalism class to begin. As the other students finish filing into the room, the professor enters. Celeste is shocked see that her new professor is none other than Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett). She silently debates leaving the class, but instead just slumps down into her seat as Brady introduces himself to the class. Brady tells the students that his class will focus on the specifics of writing for magazines - if you want to simply type out the news for the local paper, this isn't the class for you. As Brady is talking, he notices Celeste in the back of the room slumped down in her seat. He pauses for a second before continuing on with the lecture. The entire class is sitting at the edge of their seats as Brady talks to them about covering the Altamont Free Concert and about recently interviewing The Who's Pete Townshend. At the end of the lecture, the students start to file out of the hall. Celeste tries to slip out, but Brady stops her. He asks her how she's doing. She says she's doing just fine, but can't really talk right now because she has another class to get to. Brady tells her to not be a stranger. Celeste nods and leaves the lecture hall.
At the Rolling Stone offices, Brady stands at the front desk talking to Kylee Hargrove (Alicia Witt). She tells him she had fun getting drinks with him the other night. He tells her he had a good time as well, and asks if she knows why he was called down to the office. She says she doesn't know, but is glad to see him nonetheless. Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman) comes out of his office and greets Brady. Jann tells Brady that he was just doing the final edit on the Townshend piece earlier and it will indeed be the cover story for November's issue. Brady thanks him. Jann then tells Brady to follow him into the conference room.
Brady sits down in the conference room opposite Wenner, Ralph J. Gleason (James Urbaniak) and Ben Fong-Torres (Ross Butler). Gleason tells Brady that despite his Townshend article making the cover, there is a bit of bad news. Brady asks what that could be. Gleason tells Brady that none of his brother's pictures quite fit the look they wanted for the cover. They were good, but were more action packed than they prefer, as they generally go with some more classically staged for the cover. Brady tells them his brother can do that, but Gleason tells him that they have their sights set on an image of Baba Meher for the cover rather than a picture of Townshend. Wenner asks Brady if he wouldn't mind giving his brother the bad news along with a check for the use of a couple images in the article section.
Brady enters his apartment where he finds his brother Jimmy (Lou Taylor Pucci) practicing meditation. Brady hands over the paycheck and tells Jimmy that if he becomes a Hare Krishna next he's going to kick him out of the apartment. Jimmy immediately breaks his meditating to look at the check. Brady tells Jimmy that there was a bit of an issue with the pictures. Jimmy demands to know what. Brady explains that they used his picture for the article, but they went with a different photograph for the cover. Brady is surprised that Jimmy doesn't care. Brady says he thought Jimmy would be upset. Jimmy says that he just got paid to have his pictures in an issue of Rolling Stone magazine, there's no way he could be upset right now, cover or not.
Brady wraps up another journalism lecture. Several of his female students stay after class to ask him questions. Brady is soaking up the attention while Celeste looks on, jealous. As he is leaving the building, Brady runs into Dean Alan Smalling (John C. McGinley), who tells him that he's been hearing rave reviews about the advanced journalism class. Smalling then asks if that strong word of mouth continues, the department may have to offer him a full-time position on the staff. Brady thanks Smalling for the kind words and leaves the building.
Brady heads into the Rolling Stone offices, where he finds it mostly empty aside from Ben Fong-Torres gathering his things. Ben tells Brady that everyone is out to lunch at the moment. Ben then asks Brady if he wants to tag along on an interview he has set up with Leon Russell. Together, they drive to a studio where they find Leon Russell (Tom Payne) fiddling with a piano. He insists it is out of tune, but the technicians assure him it has been tuned to his specifications already. Russell says if it was, he wouldn't think it is out of tune. When Russell sees Ben and Brady enter the studio he stops talking to the technician and greets the journalists.
For the interview, Russell sits at the piano, Ben sits on a stool, while Brady finds the only other available seat, the small stool next to a drumkit. Ben asks him the standard questions, but Russell isn't particularly interested in answering them. He instead tells a recent story about how a waitress at a restaurant in Dallas wouldn't serve him because of his long hair and beard. Russell suddenly asks for a break in the interview. Ben asks why, and Russell says he just remembered something that he wants to write down. Russell then heads into the technicians booth where he continues to berate the technician for the sound of the piano. While they wait, Brady picks up a pair of drum sticks and begins playing around on the drums. Ben is shocked that Brady is really good. Brady plays a few jazz drum fills. Russell stops his conversation with the sound technician and turns on the recorder. Russell then heads into the room and sits down at the piano. Brady stops playing, seeing that Russell is back, but Russell tells him to keep playing. Brady continues playing the drums, and Russell joins in on the piano. Ben watches the two of them in awe.
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