Almost 3 years in the making, Breaking Rocks is the story of Jail Guitar Doors, Billy Bragg's initiative in relation to the social rehabilitation of prisoners through music. In early 2007, Billy Bragg forward to something positive for the fifth anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer (The Clash), when he received a request from Malcolm Dudley, he worked as a consultant to drug and alcohol use in prison want to select local, thanks to his skill as a musician, a class of guitar as a tool for involvingPrisoners in the rehabilitation process. Billy immediately grasped the potential of the work of Malcolm. may He knew from experience the importance of how to play guitar and write songs individually, to help address their problems in a non-confrontational. Since then, Jail Guitar Doors guitar has more than 20 prisons in Italy and here is an American version of Wayne Kramer, MC5 fame faced the beginning. Alan Miles inspiring length documentary "graduates"Jail Guitar Doors by as many artists who have supported the program and Mick Jones (The Clash), Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), Sam Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) and Billy Bragg himself. Even a movie with the exclusive launch at the end of Breaking Rocks UK Tour with interviews with Billy Bragg, Alan Miles and two of the graduates of this initiative, Leon and Johnny Walker Neesom. For more information or how to join at www...
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