A young just-graduated student decides to escape his background by experimenting with sex, psychotropic drugs and playing violin for a rock band. Influenced by the band leader and guitarist, he becomes part of this post-grad hippyish community of musicians and their girlfriends, roadies and supporters. But his parents – particularly his mother - want him to have a proper career… and what will become of his high-minded, virtuous yet confused and contradictory relationship with his girlfriend?