The four artists who constitute the make-up of Jeff Buckley
A sublime talent.
From The Vault Archives: 06/2024
Genius and tragedy: Why ‘American Pie’ took Don McLean a decade to write
“I wanted to write a big song.”
The drummer that inspired Neil Peart to greatness: “I played along to the radio”
The heroes that came before.
From Slash to David Gilmour: The influence of Jeff Beck in the words of those he inspired
A true guitar virtuoso.
Don Henley on the fear that came with the Eagles’ success: “We were tough”
The inevitability of crashing down.
The 1970s hit Pete Townshend described as “the best pop song ever written”
“All those folk elements.”
David Lee Roth on how he saved Van Halen from being “statues”
“You ain’t gunna get any girls like that.”
“Years of regret”: The producer who thought he could’ve saved John Lennon
“I hid out, I did drugs, tonnes of heroin.”