The classic song Eddie Van Halen forgot how to play and the guitarist how taught him it
Struggling to recreate the magic.
From The Vault Archives: 04/2026
The Beatles album that made John Lennon resent Paul McCartney and the rift it left behind
Not liking the dynamic of the partnership.
The “terrible blow” that made Jeff Beck want to quit music: “I was genuinely sick”
A series of false starts.
The Beatles project Paul McCartney said was bound to fail: “Your vision is different from mine”
The absolute bottom of the barrel.
The Genesis song Phil Collins said was too complicated: “All the air had been sucked out”
Going beyond being complicated.
Terry Kirkbride: The one musician Noel Gallagher said was too crazy for Oasis
Not cut out for touring.
The “high energy” Valentine’s evening when Vivienne Westwood spat on the Sex Pistols
“It was a high energy racket.”
