The one musician Bob Dylan said he was in awe of: “So damn effortless”
The highest praise of all.
From The Vault Archives: 04/2024
The surf rock classic Bob Dylan calls a “minor masterpiece”
“Cranked up to ten with a lot of reverb.”
The Wings song Paul McCartney never meant to play live: “It’s pretty experimental”
Far from a stadium rocker.
‘Burning Farm’: the album that reduced Kurt Cobain to tears
“After a week of listening to it every day, I just started crying.”
The wild moment Mike Patton found Elton John face down in a urinal: ‘Like a horse drinking out a trough’
One of the weirder moments in music history.
‘No. 1 in Heaven’: the Sparks album inspired by Donna Summer
“No one knew what the outcome would be.”
‘I’m Deranged’: Françoise Hardy’s favourite David Bowie song
“It’s more about the whole musical atmosphere.”
How did The Beatles divide their money?
After the taxman had his fun, The Beatles still had a lot of dosh to throw around.
“I was there”: Ezra Koenig on first hearing ‘The Rat’ by The Walkmen
How one New York band helped create another.