Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in London. The city will host the 2012 London Olympics with opening ceremonies for the games scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in London. The city will host the 2012 London Olympics with opening ceremonies for the games scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
LONDON (AP) ? Mike Oldfield wants to use the Olympics opening ceremony as a rallying cry.
The British musician performed part of his hit "Tubular Bells" live during Friday's spectacular, and says it was an honor ? and a vindication for a much-reviled musical genre: instrumental rock.
"Tubular Bells" was released in 1973 and sold millions. But a few years later the punk movement triggered a backlash against its brand of progressive rock.
Oldfield says it's time for a comeback.
He said Tuesday he hopes to use exposure from the ceremony "as a relaunch for instrumental music ? real music. Let's throw away all the computer software."
The 59-year-old says he felt a "glow of pride" when Danny Boyle asked him to be in the ceremony, which celebrated five decades of British music.
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