The song Michael Stipe admitted to stealing from Radiohead: “Holy fuck! I stole this”
Getting a little too close for comfort.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2024
How George Harrison inspired Jeff Lynne while writing an ELO classic
Jeff Lynne idolised The Beatles more than any other band.
Decades-long love affair: The band Bruce Springsteen called the “Gods of Olympus”
“They were classical, formal, and created the idea of an independent unit.”
The Beatles song that left Brian Wilson in tears: “I’ve never heard anything like this in my life”
A fruitful transatlantic rivalry.
Neil Young on the Bob Dylan song that exemplifies the role of an artist: “That’s all we do”
“Basically, the songs took on the ambience of the times.”
The Eagles’ most commercially successful song, according to Don Henley
“If you build things to last, then they last.”
The Perfect Package: the artist Paul McCartney thought could ‘do no wrong’
Still perfect after years of listening.
The “dirty” Beatles song Paul McCartney wrote in order to shut up The Who
“Loudest, nastiest, sweatiest rock number we could.”
The disastrous collaboration between Steely Dan and Mark Knopfler: “A strange experience”
Loveable misanthropes.